'Poster Boys' Take A Pass On Pioneer ACO Program - Kaiser Health News kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2011/S… via Kaiser Health News

Possible wide-spread availability to e-prescribe controlled substances by end of 2011. bit.ly/nP90n9

First Walgreens, now WellPoint engaging in private health insurance exchanges. bloom.bg/pLFs6M via @BloombergNews

Generics often not lowest net cost in FFS medicaid due to CMS rebates, up to $12M/yr difference for one drug one state

Kentucky comes in 35 for this years’ Safe-Rx Awards, doubling the amount of e-prescriptions to more than 4.6 million #SafeRx #MeaningfulUse

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Higher copays seen for Medicare brand-name drugs next year - Elizabethton Star starhq.com/2011/11/21/hig…

Stepping outside soccer for a moment. Jim Luebbe has been a terrific coach at all levels of swimming. A true gentlemen and leader. Always positive and encouraging. The Louisville swimming community is better because of Jim Luebbe.

Providers Rely on Small Number of Vendors for Incentive Pay lnkd.in/swYAzB

Good luck, Aidan! The LouCity goalkeeper will be playing at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology this fall!

Price increases estimated to drive half of US pharma sales growth last thirty years. firstwordpharma.com/node/1011490 via FirstWord Pharma

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ACOs losing sight of "assigned" patients a problem to achieving goals. Choice to participate may be forced by other pa…http://lnkd.in/j5bqRy

The ACO Proposed Rule: A [Skeptical] View From ‘The Street’ « ACO... http://lnkd.in/j5bqRy

"Something is wrong in health care when pharmacists earn often less per Rx than what you would tip a bartender" (Dr Kocot - AMCP Annual)

pharmacy stakeholder group requests pharmacists be explicitly listed as full providers in comments on ACO rule

Precision's Maureen Hennessey and Larry Blandford in the latest edition of Journal of Clinical Pathways (JCP): ow.ly/rH4d307cZMh

PHE economist Jason Shafrin talks prices, politics, and the problem of monopolies with eyeforpharma’s Hugh Gosling: ow.ly/1FLQ308TPMD

CMS Jon Blum states their data shows more benef choosing MA plans with higher quality ratings, need same for ACOs

PIE Act (H.R.2026): Adopts recommendations from AMCP Partnership Forum (bit.ly/2qvlZVc) Read act: bit.ly/2pnO5Sa