The Montana Justice Foundation invited Gillian Ellison and Alex Clark to serve on its board.Ellison and Clark are University of Montana students who aim to use
If you have never heard of PBMs, you are probably not alone. However, starting next month, Hoosiers are expected to quickly learn all about pharmacy benefit managers and how their practices are driving up the price of some prescription medicine. It is important to understand what happens during the time your medicine is manufactured and before it is dispensed. .
Rocky Mountain Health Plans and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, health insurance companies who offer lower-cost public option plans, have failed to meet their premium reduction targets and will face public hearings next week. At the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, Deputy Director Adam Fox said transparency on pricing - a big part of a new state law aiming to bring down overall health costs - seems to be working. "The process is creating an incentive," said Fox, "for the insurance carriers and hospitals to reduce costs." Hearings on June 20 and 22 can be accessed through the Colorado Division of Insurance website, doi.colorado.gov. " .
In 1968, Congress passed a law requiring the Food and Drug Administration to minimize people s exposure to wireless radiation, but the agency dropped the ball, according to a new petition filed by a coalition of consumer advocates. The group wants the FDA to evaluate the public s exposure to radio-frequency radiation emitted by things such as cellphones, laptops, tablets, routers, game consoles and smart meters. Doug Wood, founder and national director of Americans for Responsible Technology, spearheaded the petition. .