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May 10, 2013
SPCB appoints new education director

The Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board has appointed Terri Smith Moore as the education director, the group said.

April 12, 2013
URAC solicits public comment on accountable care accreditation program

Healthcare accrediting organization URAC is calling for public comment on a new set of standards it has issued for accountable care, the group said.

April 4, 2013
URAC gives accreditation to PBM-owned specialty pharmacy

Washington-based accrediting organization URAC has accredited pharmacy benefit manager Catamaran Corp.'s specialty pharmacy brand, Catamaran said.

March 6, 2013
CVS care-management services subsidiary wins URAC accreditation

Washington-based healthcare accrediting organization URAC has given a subsidiary of CVS Caremark case management accreditation, valid through March 1, 2016, CVS said.

November 27, 2012
Phone, mail reminders improve statin adherence, study finds

Automated phone and mail reminders increase the likelihood that patients with new prescriptions for cholesterol-lowering drugs will pick them up from the pharmacy, according to a new study.

November 1, 2012
Cardinal's OncoSourceRx URAC awarded specialty pharmacy accreditation

Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions on Wednesday announced that its specialty pharmacy, OncoSourceRx, has been awarded Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation from URAC, a Washington-based healthcare accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the healthcare industry.

October 1, 2012
Kaiser Permanente Southern California sets flu vaccination record

Healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente has set the world record for the most flu shots given in a single day, the organization said Monday.

September 11, 2012
Survey: Health plan premiums outpacing pay raises, inflation

Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $15,745 this year, up 4% from last year, with workers on average paying $4,316 toward the cost of their coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research and Educational Trust 2012 Employer Health Benefits Survey released Tuesday.

April 12, 2012
Take Care Clinics offering Medicare wellness visits

Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, now is providing wellness services for Medicare enrollees at all Take Care Clinic locations throughout the country, the retail health clinic operator announced on Thursday.

November 22, 2011
UnitedHealthcare acquires XLHealth

A UnitedHealth Group company announced its plans to acquire a sponsor of Medicare Advantage health plans in an all-cash transaction.

January 19, 2011
Repeal of health reform could end coverage for millions of Americans, White House warns

The drive by Republicans to overturn the landmark health-reform legislation enacted last year threatens the health of as many as 129 million Americans with pre-existing conditions, the Obama administration’s top health official warned Tuesday.

September 1, 2010
Cost of health care on the rise

Workers on average are paying nearly $4,000 this year toward the cost of family health...

January 25, 2010
BCBS now accepted at Take Care Clinics in Florida

Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, has contracted with Blue Cross Blue...

January 4, 2010
New report notes slow growth in U.S. healthcare spending

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported the slowest growth in healthcare spending since...

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