Medicare Part D Notices are Due Before Oct. 15, 2024: Medicare Part D Notice Requirement Medicare Part D, the federal prescription drug program, plays a crucial role in providing affordable access to medications for millions of Americans. One key aspect of...

Change Healthcare Breach Affected Individual Notices Released Beginning July 29, 2024: Affected Individual Notices Released Beginning Late July On February 21, 2024, Change Healthcare (CHC), the nation’s largest electronic data clearinghouse, experienced a ransomware...

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Set to Sue Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs): Last week I was stopped in my tracks when I witnessed an entertaining commercial titled “PBM Career Day”, paid for by the National Community Pharmacists Association. As I was preparing to...

PCORI Fees due July 31, 2024: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health insurance issuers and self-insured plan sponsors to pay Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fees (PCORI fees). The fees are reported and paid annually using IRS Form 720, the...