Get ready for Medicare’s Open Enrollment
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period is just two weeks away. From October 15 to December 7, you can
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Two Medigap options, Plans C and F, will be off the table for anyone who becomes eligible for Medicare after this year
Due to a 2015 change in federal law, coverage for Medicare’s Part B deductible will be no longer permitted in
Read MoreCivica Rx delivers its first medication
Civica Rx, announce that patients at Riverton Hospital in Utah are the first to receive a Civica medication, Vancomycin Hydrochloride
Read MoreTrade agreement drug monopoly is obsolete given faster, better drug discovery
(By Jonathan Kimball for STAT) For decades, the brand-name drug industry has relentlessly promoted the message that any reduction in
Read MoreIn Opioid Settlement, Johnson & Johnson Agrees To Pay Ohio Counties $20 Million
(By Scott Neuman for NPR) Johnson & Johnson and two Ohio counties have reached a tentative $20.4 million settlement that
Read MoreHow Pelosi’s drug-pricing plan could wipe out 340B
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A 60-word provision in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s drug-pricing plan could make it
Read MoreWalmart’s Sam’s Club launching a discount health program
Walmart’s Sam’s Club is launching a pilot program for Sam’s Club members in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina which allow
Read MoreMedicare’s Annual Election Period is coming up soon
There are certain times when you can make changes to your Medicare coverage and some of these time periods are
Read MoreTrump Administration Drives Down Medicare Advantage and Part D Premiums for Seniors
(Source – cms.gov/newsroom) Ahead of Medicare Open Enrollment, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), under the leadership of
Read MoreAmericans pay up to 67 times more for drugs than other countries
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A report released Sept. 23 by the House Ways & Means Committee shows that Americans
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