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Which U. S. metros have the highest health spending? The answer might surprise you
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (200+ words) Tara Bannow is a hospitals and insurance reporter at STAT. She came to STAT in 2022 from Modern Healthcare magazine, where she was a senior reporter covering hospital finance. There, she wrote about subjects like unscrupulous medical debt collection and private…...
U. S. judge blocks first-in-the-nation law barring companies from owning PBMs and pharmacies in Arkansas
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (460+ words) Ed Silverman is a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, and has covered the pharmaceutical industry for more than 25 years. Prior to joining STAT at its founding in 2015, he worked at The Wall Street Journal, The Star-Ledger of New…...
As Republicans push work requirements in Medicaid, Arkansas offers a cautionary tale
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1745+ words) Just one " Arkansas " fully implemented the policy. (Georgia launched a work requirement in 2023 after a prolonged court battle with the Biden administration. Georgia's policy expanded Medicaid eligibility in the state to people with incomes up to. .. By Ryan Levi " Tradeoffs…...
Arkansas adopts first-in-the-nation law forcing companies to choose between running a PBM or pharmacies
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (292+ words) Ed Silverman is a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, and has covered the pharmaceutical industry for more than 25 years. Prior to joining STAT at its founding in 2015, he worked at The Wall Street Journal, The Star-Ledger of New…...