JD Supra

Direct-to-Consumer Models for Prescription Drug Coverage: A New Trend in Coverage for GLP-1s

The cost of GLP-1 medications to group health plans continues to increase rapidly as FDA approval expands and the percentage of participants and beneficiaries taking GLP-1 medications rises. This ...
Fierce Healthcare

CMS overhauls Direct Contracting Model to include new requirements on governance, health equity in 2023

The Biden administration is redesigning the controversial Direct Contracting Model to add new requirements to tackle health equity and ease progressive lawmakers’ concerns over the role of private ...

Microsoft launches 3 new AI models in direct shot at OpenAI and Google

Microsoft launches three in-house AI models for transcription, voice, and image generation, challenging OpenAI and Google ...
The Providence Journal

Netflix, Hulu, now doctor visits. Why primary care subscriptions are growing in RI

Direct primary care is a subscription model of delivering health care that is gaining popularity in the U.S. DPC patients enjoy benefits unheard of in most primary care offices – from zero wait times ...
JD Supra

Straight to the Source: What Direct Drug Models Mean for Employer Plan Sponsors in 2026

Alternative prescription drug access models—including direct-to-employer (DTE) and direct-to-consumer (DTC)—are gaining traction as employers reassess traditional pharmacy benefit manager (PBM)-based ...