Walgreens Urged To Leave United States To Gain Tax Benefit

By Ed Hammond in New York

Walgreens has come under pressure from an influential group of its shareholders, who want the US pharmacy chain to consider relocating to Europe, in what would be one of the largest tax inversions ever attempted.

Editor’s Note: Exporting patients and companies seems to make economic sense these days.

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AMPS CEO Featured In Business Insurance Article

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AMPS‘ CEO, Mike Dendy, Featured in Business Insurance Article: Medical bill reviews and audits can help employers lower health benefit costs

“A uniform bill is a single piece of paper or electronic document that summarizes the services provided,” said Mike Dendy, CEO of Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions, a medical bill review service based in Norcross, Ga. “It might have something like ‘pharmacy’ with no details. Every payer in the country takes that uniform bill and writes checks on their clients’ behalf.”

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Assent Medical Cost Management Launches MAXpay – A Reference Based Pricing Model

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MIAMI, FL–(Marketwired – Mar 12, 2014) – Assent Medical Cost Management (Assent) announced the launch of MAXpay, a fixed dollar reference based pricing program. Targeting Self Insured Plans, MAXpay increases control over healthcare expenses by setting reasonable and fair benefit limits. To determine reimbursements, MAXpay utilizes cost data, multiples of Medicare reimbursement and Medicare-like methodologies, all of which are fully defensible.

Editor’s Note: Cost Plus Insurance /  Reference Based Pricing is a growing market phenomenon – Xerox, Eastman Kodak And Cost Plus Insurance

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