Retrace Health gets $1 million in startup capital for its business of doing home and telemedicine visits by nurse practitioners.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/01/telemedicine-reimbursement/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=cb06945ba6-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-cb06945ba6-408793005&rf=1SnapMD has raised $5.3 million in a snap to grow its business of equipping hospitals and physician practices to offer telemedicine services.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/01/telemedicine-in-clinical-settings/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=cb06945ba6-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-cb06945ba6-408793005&rf=1CMS has finalized its rule requiring Medicaid programs to purchase drugs from pharmacies at actual acquisition cost (good luck figuring out what that is), which supposedly will save $2.7 billion a year.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160121/NEWS/160129962?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160121-NEWS-160129962&utm_campaign=hitsA post at the American Journal of Managed Care finds that many high deductible plan members save on drug costs by reducing aherence and utilization, even for important medications like anti-hypertensives, lipid-lowering drugs and diabetes treatments.
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