Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period is happening now
If you were one of Medicare’s 23 million who choose to get their coverage through an Medicare Advantage Plan and
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Drug price hike update: Merck, Allergen, Novartis raise prices
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Merck, Allergan and Novartis raised the list prices of more than 100 drugs,
Read MoreTen drugs accounted for 63 percent of Medicare’s wasted dollars
According to new data released by the federal government, last year Medicare paid for $725 million worth of expensive medications
Read MoreMedicare beneficiaries living with opioid use disorder now have treatment option
Medicare-age population has among the highest and fastest growing rates of diagnosed opioid use disorder (OUD). Good news is for
Read MorePharmaceutical companies started 2020 by raising the price of hundreds of drugs
The drug industry traditionally sets prices for its therapies at the start of the year and according to an analysis
Read More3 drug pricing policy experiments to watch in 2020
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — Politicians spent the better part of 2019 bickering over the best way to
Read MoreIn Rural Areas Without Pain Or Addiction Specialists, Family Doctors Fill In The Gaps
(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) Dr. Angela Gatzke-Plamann didn’t fully grasp her community’s opioid crisis until one desperate patient called
Read MoreAmazon’s PillPack seeking to win over new insurers in 2020
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon is quietly attempting to get more big named insurers to integrate its
Read MoreMedicare costs for 2020
Medicare costs are adjusted yearly and can affect premiums, deductibles and other cost-sharing aspects of the program. Although each change
Read MoreHere is how to pay less for Medicare
While majority of seniors on Medicare receive Medicare Part A free, it’s Parts B and D which cover preventive/outpatient care
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