Medicare Open Enrollment: How Plan Comparison Can Lead to Win-Wins

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For many Medicare patients, Open Enrollment is the only time they can make changes to their Medicare plans. Whether a patient is newly eligible or shopping for a new plan, they have less than 60 days to enroll in a plan or make changes that will affect their health care for the coming year. And
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Why Independent Pharmacies Need to Reconcile Claims

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Few things are worse than checking your balance and seeing a lower number than you expect. Two decades ago, the NCPA filed a report on the differences between amounts approved and amounts paid to independent pharmacies by third-party payers. They found that when there was a difference, the pharmacy lost an average of $20 per
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DIR Fees: Clawbacks, Controversy & Common Ground

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Pharmacists all over the country have different stories. They come from all walks of life. Some are second-, third-, and even fourth-generation pharmacists. Others simply nurtured an interest in wanting to help people live better lives. They differ on political ideologies, business aspirations, and the correct way to eat an Oreo cookie. However, ask any
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