A survey from the MGMA finds that revenues were down in 2015 for both independent and health system-owned physician practices, with group practices losing over $13,000 per physician and health systems supposedly losing over $200,000 per doctor.
Magellan Rx released a Medicaid drug trend report showing that net per claim costs (costs after all discounts and rebates) for 25 state Medicaid programs rose a modest 3% from 2014 to 2015.
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