As promising biosimilar therapies to treat inflammatory conditions become available next year, Cigna Pharmacy, which manages pharmacy benefits for some Cigna clients, is announcing that it will add select biosimilars as preferred products on its commercial formularies at the same position as Humira.

Cigna Healthcare has found that the average annual price of therapy for specialty drugs is $38,000 per patient, which is 75 times higher than non-specialty prescription drugs.

To better understand OCD, we sat down with Dr. Jamie Feusner, chief medical officer at NOCD, an organization that provides evidence-based treatments for people with OCD, to talk about the condition, how it shows up in different people, and the causes, treatment, and side effects of living with it.

High medical costs are inevitable. But they’re also predictable and manageable with the right data. Employers must understand the needs of their employees, in order to anticipate, address and manage high medical costs.

Flu season is almost in full swing, and older adults, and seniors in particular, need to be extra cautious. To make a case for the flu vaccine among Medicare-eligible adults, we scoured the web for stats on some of the dangers that the flu poses for older adults, the complications it can cause, as well as the efficacy and benefits of getting the shot.