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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
National CooperativeRx Annual Member Meeting in Anchorage
March 19-20, 2013
Anchorage, AK
National CooperativeRx Annual Member Meeting in Madison April 24, 2013
Madison, WI
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National CooperativeRx is a not-for-profit coalition founded and owned by plan sponsors to achieve higher value prescription benefits through volume purchasing, clinical solutions, actionable data and unparalleled customer service. For your sales and marketing needs, please contact us at 866-679-9479, extension 223
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Health Care Reform Compliance
Is your organization compliant with the new health care reform law? If you're a member of National CooperativeRx, we can help you to determine if you are. If you aren't compliant, we're here to help you make adjustments to your plan design until you are.
If you aren't grandfathered in, the new guidelines state the following medications should be 100% covered:
* Contraceptives
generics and brand-names without generic alternatives * Aspirin
for women ages 55-79 and men ages 45-79 * Iron Supplements
for children 6-12 months * Fluoride Supplements
for children 6 months-6 years * Folic Acid
for women 55 years old or younger * Tobacco Cessation Products
select generics and brand-names without generic alternatives * Vaccinations
select vaccines (under your pharmacy and medical plan or just under your
medical plan)
Not sure if your organization is currently covering the above drugs? Watch your inbox next week for a notice from National CooperativeRx. We'll be reaching out to each of our members to let them know what our records indicate.
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Time. Have you read the Time article that everyone is talking about? The author of Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us takes an in-depth look at the health care industry, and how costs are calculated in hospitals and with drug spend. Click into the link for the full story. (Brill, 2/20) Full Story
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Wall Street Journal. A recently concluded 5-year study in Spain found that the Mediterranean Diet (rich in fruits, vegetables, olive oil, nuts and fish) effectively lowered a persons' risk of stroke as much as a statin (30%). It outperformed the low-fat control group so dramatically that the study was ended early in order to allow all participants to follow and benefit from the Mediterranean Diet. (Petersen, 2/20) Full Story
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Reuters. A 4-year heart study that had participants take the B vitamin niacin along with a statin saw 25% of participants withdraw from the study due to complications such as itching and rashes, indigestion and muscle problems. The trial was hoping that the niacin would raise HDL (good cholesterol) but the study showed no benefits to participants. (Pittman, 2/27) Full Story
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Bloomberg. 350M people worldwide suffer from diabetes, and a new study suggests it might be directly related to a higher sugar intake. When controlling for other foods, total calories, weight gain and sedentary lifestyles, every 150 calorie increase in sugar was tied to a 1.1 percent boost in diabetes. (Lopatto, 2/27) Full Story
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WMTV. One of the last states in the country to implement a prescription drug database, Wisconsin, is now preparing to launch one. The database will allow dispensers and doctors better ways to track narcotics in the hopes of preventing drug abuse. (Levin, 2/25) Full Story
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Kaiser Health News. Under pressure from the federal government, insurers, and patient advocacy groups, hospitals are slowly putting an end to early elective deliveries that take place before 39 weeks. Early deliveries accounted for 17% of deliveries in 2010, 14% in 2011, and 11.2% in 2012. (Galewitz, 2/21) Full Story
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