Archived Insight | November 30, 2018

New Law Addresses the Opioid Crisis

The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act is comprised of approximately 70 bills aimed at addressing the national opioid crisis. Passage of this sweeping legislation was a notable bipartisan effort in response to the opioid crisis, which was declared a national public health emergency in 2017. Approximately 72,000 individuals are projected to have died from drug overdose in 2017, with the majority of those deaths involving opioids.

New Law Addresses the Opioid Crisis

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PBM Audit Recovers $4.6M in Rx Discounts and Rebates

See how a benefits audit helped a health plan recover $4.6 million in undistributed Rx discounts and rebates from its pharmacy benefit manager (PBM).
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Executive Order Targets Better Healthcare Price Transparency

Sponsors of group health plans should ensure plans comply with existing transparency requirements. New enforcement actions are likely.
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Healthcare Trends Ticking Up

An analysis of health plan data by Segal’s SHAPE proprietary health data warehouse reveals medical cost and Rx cost trends through December 2024.

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