Medicaid prescription drug spending has been on the rise and some states have opted to carve out prescription drug benefits and transition to a Fee-For-Service (FFS) model. In theory, this delivery system helps states assert their purchasing power to reduce

Last week, the Supreme Court announced that it would review the verdict from Rutledge v. PCMA, a case from Arkansas dealing with the state’s legal right to regulate reimbursements from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Their ruling could significantly impact prescription

Government healthcare reforms along with reducing prescription drug prices have been at the top of President Donald Trump’s agenda. A feud between the top health officials at HHS is delaying the administration’s healthcare initiatives. Over the past year, tensions have

To reduce costs in its Medicaid Health Plan (MHP), Michigan is carving out pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and transitioning to a fee for service (FFS) model for the delivery of prescription drugs. In October, Michigan’s Department of Health and Human

Over the past ten years, Medicaid has become one of the fastest and largest growing items on state budgets. In 2015, the program accounted for 20 percent of state budget spending and in 2018 it had grown to 30 percent.

Since Medicaid’s inception in 1965, the program has expanded to become the largest provider of healthcare coverage in the country. As the member population size has grown, Medicaid third party liability (TPL) efforts and fiscal responsibility have been reoccurring issues.

Identifying third party liability continues to be a challenge under the coordination of benefits for Medicaid plans. By law, plans are payers of last resort so whenever beneficiaries have other active coverage (OHI), those third parties should pay first. Currently,

California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, signed an executive order at the beginning of the year to move all pharmacy services for Medi-Cal from managed care to a FFS model. The consolidated purchasing power would leverage the state’s population size to negotiate

DHHS has released its annual Agency Financial Report for FY 2018. The report provides an overview of improper payments in the Medicaid program, root causes for the payments, and corrective actions. In line with the agency's goal of reforming, strengthening,

In January, California’s newly elected Governor, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to drastically reform health care in the state. Executive Order N-01-19 introduced a number of actions and budget proposals to reduce the cost of prescription drugs and