Uncovered

It’s time to shine a light on the perverse financial incentives that drive up costs and put patients’ health at risk.

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

Once again, #Centene is in trouble for overcharging state #Medicaid programs for prescription drugs. First Kansas, then Mississippi and Ohio, now New Hampshire. #Uncovered https://t.co/DsVA5pXt71

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

Insurers are quick to point fingers; however, ⁦@modrnhealthcr⁩ #uncovered #BCBS CEOs received larger compensation increases than for-profit counterparts in 2020. Seems the only thing insurance is good for is putting #profitsoverpatients https://t.co/FNMAsHASMk

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

Being a middleman in the pharmaceutical industry is BIG business. https://t.co/Ty2xQSmyfO

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

@OhioCapJournal says, “the Centene chief makes as much in a year as 1,409 of the best paid of the 25 million Americans for whom his company manages Medicaid benefits.” https://t.co/PJENowhnzO

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

While CA Medi-Cal recipients struggle to obtain the services they need, the CEO of Centene was recently named the #1 highest-paid CEO in healthcare.

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

Vertical health care mergers deserve greater #FTC scrutiny. “Mistakes” like these will continue to happen now that big insurers have bought their own #PBMs and #pharmacies to drive profits at the risk of patient health. #Uncovered https://t.co/294x4sPYDB

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

Once again, #PBMs are putting #ProfitsOverPatients. Multiple state agencies in Mississippi are investigating #BCBS & its then-pharmacy middlemen #PrimeTherapeutics regarding "wrongful retention of rebates and recoupments." via @DJournalnow #Uncovered https://t.co/TBPpF5j7Y9

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

Unchecked #PBMs are bankrupting community pharmacies, eliminating local jobs and putting patients’ access to health care at risk. Here’s what’s been #Uncovered in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. #pharmacists #patients https://t.co/w71OQGYgZy

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

Sure, the US spends 2x as much per person on health care as other wealthy nations, but drug prices aren’t why. @DrewAltman #uncovers the real reasons America spends so much on health care in his latest @Axios column >> https://t.co/iWgRx3Py8Q

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

Insurers are making a profit during #coronavirus pandemic & will remain profitable according to data #uncovered by #Moodys. The jury is still out if this will lead to lower premiums or rebates for patients. @julie_appleby via @CalHealthline https://t.co/vpjVG8zour

[Elisabeth Rosenthal @RosenthalHealth]

Many @khnews scoops today. Come to https://t.co/B6ARqpAXyx for smart incisive coverage of #COVID19 health and policy. Read it all for free. Just a sampler of today: 1. @FredSchulte in @FortuneMagazine on COVID bill money flows. https://t.co/2zsoHbGu2B

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

Reporters @tanyachen & @dvergano have #uncovered that #Lupus patients are being sacrificed so that physicians can hoard #Plaquenil for their families - 3 states have taken action to stop this >> https://t.co/3hw1a9RjLG | @BuzzFeedNews

[Augie Lindmark @AugieLindmark]

Our hospital floor is full and we need open beds for the imminent COVID surge.

But multiple patients of mine can’t leave the hospital because they’re awaiting prior auths from commercial insurers.

Insurance companies are clogging up the system in the middle of a damn pandemic.

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

Kudos to @CAPharmBoard for #uncovering wholesaler #AmerisourceBergen’s role in the #opioid epidemic. | @STATNews https://t.co/KeA36rkbDO

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

.@philgalewitz & @KHN #uncover the unhealthy impact of health insurers’ vertical consolidation putting patients at risk while seeking higher profits. #ProfitsOverPatients https://t.co/D1WVUxMb0O

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

New research finds that hospitals making the most from #340B status also provide lowest levels of charity care. These deep-pocketed “nonprofits” bill insurers for the full cost of meds, yet patients don’t see any benefits. #Uncovered @JAMANetwork https://t.co/cfg8QYZ9rl

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

A lawsuit claims #OrlandoHealth forced self-referrals that violate "Stark law" & anti-kickback statutes. Their COO even claimed a doc "should show some loyalty to the system" by only referring patients to OH facilities. @MedpageToday #Uncovered https://t.co/ccwumHw6At

[NCPA @Commpharmacy]

NCPA's Matt Magner is in Madison, Wisc. today, testifying soon before the Assembly Committee on Health in favor of #PBM reform legislation #AB114. We support and encourage passage of this bill to protect patients and pharmacies by putting an end to abusive, opaque PBM practices.

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

Politicians are loath to lob public criticism but evidence suggests #AARP may be focused on its profits more than anything else, even at the expense of reforms that would benefit #seniors. #ProfitsOverPatients #Uncovered | @rachelbovard via @theamgreatness https://t.co/Xak0ZG6JCG

[Uncovered @hcUncovered]

While #hospital execs have been promoting mergers as a way to boost quality, new research finds that quality of care actually got worse or stayed the same. #Uncovered @WSJ https://t.co/eve1E65cCY