Native American Patients Are Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes // How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices // Employers Press Congress To Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump’s Return

HEALTH CARE COSTS Native American Patients Are Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes By Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts Federal law says Native Americans aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service promises to pay. Some are billed anyway as a result of backlogs or mistakes from the agency, financial middlemen, or health systems. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/native-american-patients-debt-collection-indian-health-service-ihs/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_iwnuE4WOXSTVHgvW7mG1egu70dVWJcTLK93kbSZlANlud6h1Qt6ktd7a6CtSK1Zw3HOIuGCC1h07U2iY_RdJCRclaYg&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices By Arthur Allen As criticism of pharmacy benefit managers heats up, fear of lawsuits is driving some big employers to drop the “Big Three” PBMs — or force them to change. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/pbms-pharmacy-benefit-managers-erisa-lawsuit-mark-cuban-cost-plus/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8tPkcvKZnF-tYOqa1Vf9Jli-YksQ0iMrlmnCCAJWRF7mD79vDcwWJvXujXU5g-Oa5h-WzuZ6cW3-VRUG9Ojggkpknr8Q&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email Employers Press Congress To Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump’s Return By Julie Appleby Donald Trump’s first administration advanced rules forcing hospitals and insurers to reveal prices for medical services. Employers don’t want to risk backtracking during Trump’s second administration. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/price-transparency-health-care-trump-regulations-hospitals/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8OnCxnhRHg7eH0KCMn2JLVMzl9VUVm9KssgftuM2ioAa5ADdhdM7qbC_HWJ2KRUOjsk9pcXE0g-LmL7uMtEAVQJU_gLw&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email