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BCBS Oklahoma has new requirements for some asthma medications
17 Apr 2025 22:20 GMT
… , Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Montana, but not those with Medicare or … they want to get the medication in the clinic, I want … the drugs are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
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Blue Cross Blue Shield now requires prior approval for severe asthma drugs in some states
16 Apr 2025 21:50 GMT
… asthma patients self-administer their drugs at home, unless their … Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Montana, but not those with Medicare or … they want to get the medication in the clinic, I want … the drugs are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
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Blue Cross Blue Shield now requires Oklahomans receive prior approval for severe asthma drugs
16 Apr 2025 15:35 GMT
… asthma patients self-administer their drugs at home, unless their … Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Montana, but not those with Medicare or … they want to get the medication in the clinic, I want … the drugs are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
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Healthcare & Life Sciences Drug Pricing Digest - April 2025
08 Apr 2025 17:32 GMT
… continue to support the Medicare drug price negotiation program under … D to develop additional medications or could lower prices … group of 15 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations … North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Other …
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Oklahoma's DOGE report proposes major cuts to federal health services
04 Apr 2025 14:53 GMT
… easing graduation requirements for Oklahoma college students and much … charge of whether Medicare covers medications given federal emergency … The report highlights two drugs once on the FDA … Still, approximately 80% of drugs eventually get verified approval, …
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‘Pulling in opposite directions’: Budget hole triggers Oklahoma mental health system pain points
03 Apr 2025 05:04 GMT
… mental health conversations in Oklahoma, a series of investigations … recovery support specialists and medications for “so many people … the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … and concerning situations with Oklahoma’s mental health agency …
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University of Oklahoma Study Reveals Increased Mortality Risk for Specific Breast Cancer Subtypes with Surgery Delays Exceeding 42 Days
25 Mar 2025 00:48 GMT
… at the University of Oklahoma, highlighting the potentially dire … of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and their … Cancer Institute’s SEER-Medicare-linked database. Unlike previous … cancer patients in SEER-Medicare
News Publication Date: 30 …
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Cigna closes $3.7B sale of Medicare business to HCSC
20 Mar 2025 21:13 GMT
… gives HCSC Cigna’s Medicare Advantage, Medicare prescription drug and Medigap plans, along … like pharmacy benefits to other Medicare organizations, according to executives.
The … in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Onboarding Cigna’s …
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Cigna Closes $3 Billion Medicare Business Sale To Big Blue Cross Plan
19 Mar 2025 14:14 GMT
… Cigna supplemental benefits, Medicare Part D drug benefits and CareAllies, … plans in Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, with … all have several million Medicare Advantage enrollees.
Cigna’s … enrolled in its Medicare Part D drug plans.
The acquisition …
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House lawmakers aim to protect federal drug-pricing program
11 Mar 2025 01:24 GMT
… Oklahoma House lawmakers will soon consider a bill protecting a federal drug … for having their drugs included on the Medicare and Medicaid formularies … his bill states that Oklahoma will follow federal guidelines … work here in Oklahoma with passage of that.”