Michigan Blues to change pharmacy benefit manager from Express Scripts to OptumRx
State s largest health insurer renewed contract with Express Scripts just in 2018
Michigan Blues says new arrangement will increase access, lower costs for prescription drugs
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network have decided to change pharmacy benefit managers to help reduce prescription prices and more effectively deliver services to members.
The switch from St. Louis-based Express Scripts Inc. to Irvine, Calif-based OptumRx will take effect Jan. 1, 2022, for commercial individual and group members, and Jan. 1, 2023, for Medicare individual and group members, the Michigan Blues said in a statement.
OWOSSO â Memorial Healthcare officials said that in the facilityâs 99-year history, 2020 was a year like no other.
âWe are committed to providing our patients, staff, and visitors with the highest quality care and safety in our facilities,â officials said in a prepared statement. âToday and into the future, Memorial Healthcare remains committed to its mission â to promote health and wellness through quality compassionate health care with a commitment to service excellence, teamwork, and innovation. As the countyâs largest employer, residents from around the region are served by nearly 1,500 medical professionals. Our medical staff consists of more than 200 physicians and advanced practice providers from neurology to primary care and from surgical services to diabetes and endocrinology.â
Under-recognition of Symptoms May Be Common in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation
Symptom under-recognition may be more common among younger patients and Black patients
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December 14, 2020 Among patients with breast cancer treated with radiotherapy, under-recognition of symptoms was common in reports of pain, pruritus, edema and fatigue, with younger patients and Black patients having significantly increased odds of symptom under-recognition, according to data presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11. Recognizing side effects is necessary for physicians to provide supportive care to help patients manage their symptoms, said Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil, the Newman Family Professor and deputy chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology and director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at the University of Michigan.
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December 10, 2020 Physicians often missed key side effects of radiation therapy in patients with breast cancer who participated in a new study being presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Common side effects missed by physicians included pain, itchy skin, swelling, and fatigue. Dr. Reshma Jagsi, PhD. Image courtesy of University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.
The findings come from researching the experiences of nearly 10,000 patients who visited dozens of practices in Michigan. The patients had all received radiation therapy following lumpectomy and noted their side effects on standard symptom reporting tools, according to presenter Dr. Reshma Jagsi, PhD, deputy chair of radiation oncology at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor.