Breaking Stories: Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Stop VA HER Modernization; Cigna files lawsuit against CVS

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The House bill would end the modernization of the VA EHR. What are the objections? We’ll delve into this and more in this week’s Top Stories, including Cigna’s lawsuit against CVS Health and the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company’s latest partnership.

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In this episode:

Topics for conversation:

  • Republican Representative Matt Rosendale of Montana has been heavily critical of the new EHR VA since 2021, citing operational shortcomings and implementation difficulties, as well as public funding costs.
  • A separate bill from Republican Representative Mike Bost of Illinois only allows additional VA EHR deployments scheduled for 2023, with confirmation that improvements have been made.
  • Cigna has filed a lawsuit against CVS Health and Amy Bricker, who until recently served as head of Express Scripts, Cigna’s pharmacy benefit management subsidiary.
  • Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company has partnered with cancer treatment company OncoPower to offer discounted prescription drugs through a platform dubbed the Medication Savings Suite.

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