In a letter sent Tuesday to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Biosimilars Council joined a group of health care stakeholders arguing adopting distinguishable names for biosimilars and biologics would create hurdles for patient's access to new, more affordable medicines. Read More »

New exchange plan enrollees spent less on medications in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same time last year, according to the third edition of the Express Scripts Exchange Pulse report, which was released Wednesday of this week. Read More »

Deadline extended until Nov. 1 to give health systems more time to comply. Read More »

in the July issue of the Atlantic Information Services newsletter, executives at two Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans and a Blues-owned pharmacy-benefit manager (PBM) shared some of the strategies Blues plans are using to lessen the financial impact of generic-drug price inflation. Read More »

Centene Corporation and Health Net Inc. announced today that the board of directors from each company has unanimously approved a definitive agreement for Centene to acquire all shares of Health Net. Read More »

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy CEO Edith A. Rosato announced July 1 her retirement from the academy, effective Dec. 31. Read More »

SuiteRx, leaders in pharmacy performance management software, has announced the appointment of Nicholas Zener as new CEO, and his upcoming attendance to the Cardinal Health RBC event at the Venetian Las Vegas. Read More »

Benevere Pharmacy announced on July 2 that URAC, an organization dedicated to healthcare quality though accreditation, has approved Benevere for specialty pharmacy accreditation. Read More »

Aetna, Inc. and Humana, Inc. said Friday they have entered into an agreement under which Aetna will acquire all outstanding shares of Humana for a combination of cash and stock valued at $37 billion. Read More »

Shareholders approve Hans Schikan's appointment to board during annual meeting. Read More »

Recertification credit hours will be offered at Midyear Clinical Meeting in New Orleans. Read More »

Pharmacy Value Management Solutions also initiated build out of its National Sleep Specialists Network. Read More »

ExceleraRx Corp. said on Monday that Banner Health, a nonprofit health care system, has become an Excelera stockholder. “We are very excited that Banner Health chose to invest in the Excelera network,” Excelera network CEO Jim Fox said. Read More »

During ASHP’s 67th annual session of its House of Delegates last month in Denver, Colorado, ASHP approved a policy that opposes pharmacists’ participation in capital punishment. Read More »

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) praised Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday for signing into law a legislative effort to help pull back the curtain on pharmacy-benefit manager (PBM) drug pricing and reimbursement practices. Read More »

MedX Health Corp. said Monday its European pharmacy-focused partner has started a mole-scanning pilot using MedX's SIAscopy technology in 25 United Kingdom Alphega Pharmacies. Read More »

The National Association of Professional Women honored Alyssa Greed as a 2015-2016 inductee into its VIP Woman of the Year Circle for her prominent leadership in pharmacy. Read More »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved Novartis'  Entresto tablets for the treatment of heart failure.Heart failure is a common condition that affects approximately 5.1 million people in the United States. Read More »

PipelineRx said Tuesday it has received a $9.1 million round of funding led by Mitsui & Co., Inc., and also involving McKesson Ventures and AMN Healthcare. PipelineRX will use the investment to strengthen its technology offerings Read More »

Geneva Woods Pharmacy (GWP), a provider of integrated long-term care and home pharmacy services in under-served rural markets, has announced the launch of its transitional home pharmacy services in both Washington and Oregon. Read More »