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Centene Corp. agreed to divest two pharmacy businesses for about $2.8 billion, in line with the health insurer’s strategy to exit the pharmacy benefit management space.

The COVID-19 pandemic that became evident in the United States in early 2020 had a profound and disruptive effect upon cancer research and treatment, but the lessons learned can be used to improve healthcare delivery in multiple indications, according to the AACR Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Research and Patient Care that was released February 9th.

U.S. President Joe Biden will reopen the nation’s online health insurance marketplace for people who cannot obtain coverage through their employers, the White House said.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to revive pilot programs adopted by the states of Arkansas and New Hampshire that allow work requirements to be imposed on people who receive healthcare under the Medicaid program for the poor.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the need for effective tools for quality measurement and reporting initiatives. Both Medicare and Medicaid are being impacted by changes to the way care is delivered and data is captured.

Dr. Brian Patel, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, and Deborah Jean Parsons, Ph.D. Director of Integrated Care at Aspire Health Alliance, share actionable best practices for developing better community partnerships to support patients struggling with complex comorbid physical, behavioral, mental, and SDOH challenges.

Novartis AG secured Medicaid coverage for a pricey new sickle cell disease therapy in two U.S. states just weeks after winning U.S. approval, following an early campaign to convince local officials of the medicine’s value, according to a company executive and a Reuters review of public filings.

CVS Health Corp. and the drugstore chain’s Omnicare unit were sued by the U.S. government, which accused them of fraudulently billing Medicare and other programs for drugs for older and disabled people without valid prescriptions.

A new study conducted by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) found that wider adoption of biosimilars in the United States would create significant savings to state Medicaid programs and consumers with commercial insurance.

Mylan NV agreed to settle U.S. SEC charges that the company hid from investors the impact of a federal probe into the drugmaker’s overbilling the government for the EpiPen allergy treatment.