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Merck, insurers advance fight over cyberattack-related coverage to New Jersey Supreme Court

Fierce Pharma

scored a legal win in the insurance case tied to the 2017 "NotPetya" cyberattack, the case is in appeals—again. scored a legal win in the insurance case tied to the 2017 "NotPetya" cyberattack, the case is in appeals—again. About a month and a half after Merck & Co. That didn't take long.

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Insurance companies putting profits ahead of patients

World of DTC Marketing

Five of America’s largest health insurers reported more than $11bn in profits in the second quarter – a decline from the same period last year when the Covid-19 pandemic helped drive sky-high profits yet they are having more of a say on patients’ treatments even when HCPs disagree. Then there is prior authorization.

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PBMs and insurers want your prescription money

World of DTC Marketing

Health insurers have started effectively stealing co-pay coupons, leaving patients on the hook for far higher expenses. Huge Insurance companies continue shifting costs onto patients, with disastrous consequences for individuals’ health and society. The problem is that PBMs are out for themselves and shareholders, not patients.

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Merck entitled to $1.4B in cyberattack case after court rejects insurers' 'warlike action' claim

Fierce Pharma

in cyberattack case after court rejects insurers' 'warlike action' claim aliu Tue, 05/02/2023 - 10:07 Merck entitled to $1.4B

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The importance in health insurance in retaining employees

World of DTC Marketing

Right now, annual raises are being neutralized by increasing healthcare insurance premiums. If pharma wants to retain people, they may have to develop a solution to lower healthcare insurance premiums. The average per-employee cost of employer-sponsored health insurance jumped 6.3 Employers in the U.S. percent and 5.2

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Report: Health Insurance Is Influencing Americans’ Job Choices

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More than 31% of people with employer-sponsored insurance stuck with a job they disliked for the company’s health insurance, a Forbes Advisor survey found. Another 8% of respondents left a job they liked to seek better coverage.

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Have Insurtechs Truly Disrupted the Mainstream Health Insurance Industry?

MedCity News

Insurtechs like Bright Health Group, Clover Health and Oscar Health set out to disrupt health insurance — but have they actually done so? Not in a positive way, several experts say.

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