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Reliving Its 1900 Heyday, St. Louis Ranks No. 1 on the WSJ/Realtor.com Luxury Index

Senate health committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and ranking member Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act to stiffen regulations on the industry.

A strong STEM-based economy, affordable mansions and a vibrant arts scene brought the Midwestern metro to the top of the list

America’s Health Insurance Plans' new campaign aims to show how health insurers are working to create savings for Americans while also targeting Big Pharma (or more specifically drug manufacturers) for increasing drug costs. The ads will be distributed on TV, social media and streaming services.

Healthcare

PBMs have become the gatekeepers of the prescription drug industry, exploiting their monopoly power to jack up prices, limit access to affordable medicines, and line their pockets with billions of dollars in profit. Legislators and regulators must act, writes policy analyst Sara Sirota.

An ordinance would formalize the councils 4-3 vote on March 29 to approve an amended plan by S. Hekemian Group for 305 multi-housing units.

Health insurance industry group AHIP seeks to persuade the public to blame pharmaceutical companies for high drug costs, not insurers.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to over 1.6 million clients in 45 countries worldwide. With a projected 2022 budget of $2.6 billion and over 7,000 employees, AHF now has treatment clinics and other operations in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Europe. To learn more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org, find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth and...

A study assessing factors that may determine a commercial health plan’s likelihood of covering a biosimilar found that biosimilars that are cancer therapies, used to treat children, indicated for highly prevalent conditions, or only competing against the originator were more likely to have coverage restrictions.