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A Blue Cross Blue Shield Association report finds that the percentage of prescriptions filled using such coupons increased from 13 percent to 19 percent between 2013 and 2016. In other pharma industry news: Mylan, Pfizer and what seniors can do if they are denied coverage of a drug by Medicare.
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
News outlets report on stories related to pharmaceutical pricing.
Stat reports on the pressures felt by the hospital industry. And the financial difficulties faced by hospitals in Texas, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., are also in the news today.
The Washington Post digs into the National Institutes of Health budget to find out what the money will go toward.
Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.), a surprise Republican defector, is a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, but the lack of protections for preexisting conditions has him and others spooked. Media outlets report on the state of play on Capitol Hill and where members stand on the vote.
California has reported more than 500 travel-related Zika infections, and five babies have been born in the state with birth defects related to the mosquito-borne disease.
The $1 trillion-plus measure also retains funding for Planned Parenthood.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
The move to reduce 9 percent of the prestigious teaching facility's workforce signals that few health institutions are immune from the current climate of economic uncertainty. Meanwhile, other hospital news is reported out of California, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Colorado and Wisconsin.
But state Sen. Anitere Flores says the effect on hospitals may be mitigated by other federal funding that is expected. News outlets also report on Medicaid news in Wisconsin, Mississippi and Minnesota.
"So basically we've got four to six weeks to figure out some basic things that will help all of us in the industry to have more surety and stability, so we can price our premiums lower," says Tom Policelli, CEO of Minuteman Health. At the very least, many insurers want to know if the subsidy payments Trump used as a negotiating threat will continue.
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the web.
"It is time to say once and for all that health care is a right, not a privilege for those who can afford it," said Democratic state Sen. Ricardo Lara of Bell Gardens, who wrote the bill along with Democratic state Sen. Toni Atkins of San Diego. However, an essential question is unanswered: Where will the money come from?
CEO Joseph Swedish sets a deadline of early June for a decision on the cost-sharing reductions, saying Anthem would weigh increasing rates by at least 20 percent next year without them.
The New York Times and The Associated Press offer a look at the compromises being proposed in Republicans' efforts to revive the stalled plan.
It's unclear whether the compromises made to woo the Freedom Caucus cost them moderate votes, but some lawmakers say they're hopeful it will pass. The vote could come possibly as early as Friday, although some members suggest it will take longer for lawmakers to make their decisions.
Conservatives seem to be coalescing behind a health plan that includes waivers allowing states to opt out of major regulations related to essential health benefits and insurance companies to charge higher premiums for patients with preexisting conditions.
Democrats want a bill to fund the government for the rest of the year to include funding for the health law’s cost-sharing reductions for low-income marketplace customers, but Republicans want to keep the issues separate.
Shares for the pharmacy benefits manager dropped sharply following the announcement.
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