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U.S. market access landscape: A push for control is erasing the boundary between payers and providers in U.S. healthcare

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Oak Street has 169 locations across 21 states and expects to nearly double its size to 300 centers by 2026. VillageMD’s rollup continued with a March 3 announcement that it was acquiring Starling Physicians, a Connecticut-based physician group, expanding its footprint to 680 practice locations in 26 markets.

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Five points on CMS’s first ten picks for price negotiations

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The initial list, which takes effect in 2026, has the potential to roil formularies since it includes a mix of high-volume, preferred brands and a group of high-cost specialty drugs for autoimmune conditions (psoriasis) and cancer. Part D cannot cover drugs covered under Part A or Part B , forcing them to be addressed separately.

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CMS enters drug price negotiation arena in sea change for industry

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Price negotiations will be staggered over time, beginning with this initial list of ten Part D drugs that takes effect in 2026 (Part D is the prescription drug coverage component of Medicare, a federal health insurance program for people 65 and older which covers nearly 1 in 5 Americans). These ten drugs cost Medicare Part D nearly $46.8

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How the U.S. election could impact the healthcare industries

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The Inflation Reduction Act instead allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to begin negotiating Fair Maximum Prices for a growing list of Part D (outpatient) and Part B (physician-administered) drugs that represent the greatest cost to the federal government. 31, 2024, and providers and payers are pushing for an extension.