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American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. on Wednesday announced plans to expand its partnership with PrescribeWellness, a cloud based services company. Read More »

Catamaran Corp. said on Monday that Mike Shapiro, chief financial officer, will make a presentation at the Cowen and Company 35th Annual Health Care Conference next week in Boston. Read More »

Prime Therapeutics, a Twin Cities-based pharmacy benefit manager, said on Monday that Ellyn Hosch has been promoted to senior vice president and chief information officer. Read More »

Aetna released a fact sheet on Monday that outlines its commitment to health care transparency. Aetna said it has been a leader in improving and supporting transparency in the health care industry for more than 10 years. Read More »

Surescripts said on Monday that its electronic prior authorization (ePA) network now includes NextGen Healthcare, a health care information system, services and connectivity solutions provider. Read More »

Alkermes said on Monday that it has appointed Mark Namchuk to be senior vice president of research, pharmaceutical and nonclinical development. Read More »

Incyte Corporation and Eli Lilly and Company recently announced that its investigational medicine baricitinib proved superior to the placebo that was used in the Phase 3 trial study for rheumatoid arthritis. The Phase 3 study involved over 3,000 subjects. Read More »

CDC study shows strategies used by adults to reduce prescription costs. Read More »

Released by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), a recent study showed that mail-service and specialty pharmacies will save New York consumers and employers $23 billion in the next ten years. Read More »

Quadrant 4 System Corporation on Wednesday announced that HealthSmart will implement Quadrant 4’s QHIX Benefits Administration and Private Health Exchange capabilities. Read More »

The Lehigh Valley Business Coalition on Healthcare and Capital BlueCross have extended their partnership Read More »

A Prime Therapeutics, LLC study analyzed their controlled substance (CS) scores that are used to identify high-risk drug use and found a correlation between CS scores and health outcomes. Read More »

TeaserOrexo AB announced Tuesday that it has began the launch of a new higher dosage of ZUBSOLV, a drug that was recently issued a new U.S. patent. Read More »

PatientsLikeMe, an online patient network, is helping Walgreens make it easier for customers to understand the effects their medications may have on them, PatientsLikeMe said Wednesday. Read More »

Cigna-HealthSpring on Wednesday announced a new partnership with Telcare that will expand health care services for its Texas Medicaid STAR+PLUS membership as a part of an attempt to improve quality of life and reduce costs for its beneficiaries with diabetes. Telcare is a leader in mobile diabetes management solutions and will provide engagement and monitoring services for beneficiaries with diabetes enrolled with Cigna-HealthSpring under the Texas Medicaid STAR+PLUS Program. Read More »

The FDA's plan to let generic drug companies update their labels showed new signs of life this week. Read More »

A commentary published Friday on the HealthAffairs.org blog raises concerns about the possible impact of new cholesterol drugs on the U.S. health care system. Read More »

TeaserMcKesson Corporation announced Tuesday that Bansi Nagji was appointed executive vice president of corporate strategy and business development; his predecessor, Brian Tyler, was promoted to president of North American Pharmaceutical Distribution and Services.HeadlineMcKesson appoints Bansi Nagji to succeed Brian Tyler as president of corporate strategy and business developmentBody Prior to McKesson, Nagji led the U.S. Read More »

Recent data from the annual Truven Health Analytics U.S. Benchmarks and Trends reports for employers and health plans predict that employee out-of-pocket costs will experience double-digit growth, and commercial-payer costs will grow at a more modest rate. Read More »