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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
We are currently reaching out to each of our members to notify them as to whether or not our records indicate they are compliant with Health Care Reform guidelines dealing with covered medications. If you're a member and you haven't heard from us, please rest assured that you will soon. As we go through this process, please feel free to visit this article from Employee Benefit News. The article outlines 6 key compliance deadlines for 2013 and beyond.1. Preparing for the 2014 employer mandate2. Public exchanges 3. Waiting periods 4. Pre-existing and non-discrimination prohibitions 5. Wellness programs 6. Upcoming fees and taxes
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HealthDay. A new antibiotic-resistant bacteria is emerging, called Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). The bacteria kills half of the people it infects, and there isn't currently any way to treat it. CRE bacteria can transfer their antibiotic resistance to other bacteria of the same type. Currently it is most commonly found in hospitals, and hospitals are being recommended various ways to contain it. (Reinberg, 3/5) Full Story
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Reuter. Has a US doctor found a cure for babies born with HIV? Maybe. After putting a baby on the full treatment regimen of three potent drugs when she was just 30 hours old, a doctor may have cured the child of HIV. Now 30 months old, the baby was treated for the first 18 months of her life, and now the virus is undetectable. The child remains off medication and is doing well. (Le Coz, Steenhuysen, 3/6) Full Story
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HealthDay. New research suggests that older patients receiving steroid injections for degeneration in their lower spine may end up worse than if they had skipped the shot. Patients who skipped the steroids and went straight to surgery seemed to fare better. (Norton, 3/7) Full Story
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Reuters. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the results of a new study that shows Americans are consuming fewer calories, yet the obesity rate continues to grow. Some theories for this are given, such as it will take time for people consuming fewer calories to lose weight, or people are misreporting what they're eating due to the stigmas behind eating junk food. (Doyle, 3/6) Full Story
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Drug Channels. In 2012, drugstore sales dropped for the first time in history. Spending on traditional drugs also dropped for the first time last year. The substitution of brand-name drugs for generic drugs is the biggest factor behind pharmacies' revenue slowdown. (Fein, 3/7) Full Story
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Time. Researchers may be able to use internet searches to discover unreported side effects for common drugs. Using 6M internet-using volunteers, researchers were able to expose previously unreported interactions between 2 commonly prescribed drugs - paroxetine, an anti-depressant, and pravastatin, a statin that lowers cholesterol. The researchers found that hyperglycemia is a side effect of using the 2 drugs together. (Sifferlin, 3/7) Full Story
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