PeformRx said on Tuesday that it is launching HealthNHandSM, a personalized digital mobile platform that is aimed at improving medication-regimen adherence for asthma patients. Read More »

The Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI), a national organization committed to research and education of pharmacy benefit management, said on Monday that it has hired Sharon Glave Frazee to be its new vice president of research and education. Read More »

Inovalon, a technology company that provides cloud-based data analytics and data driven intervention platforms to the healthcare industry, on Tuesday announced a multi-year expansion of its relationship with Walgreens. Read More »

A 2014 report by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association said that specialty and mail-service pharmacies will save consumers, employers and other payers more than $300 billion over the next 10 years Read More »

Pfizer, Inc. recently named ExceleraRX Corp. to its limited drug distribution network. Read More »

Iowa Insurance Commissioner, Nick Gerhart, on Feb.18 encouraged individuals in Iowa still in CoOportinity health plans to move. Read More »

TRICAST touts new online pharmacy benefit surveillance, analytics system Read More »

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 »