How pharma, under attack from all sides, keeps winning in Washington
(By Nicholas Florko and Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — It does not seem to matter how angrily President Trump
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Health care coverage while traveling
If you are planning to travel, make sure you have health care coverage at your destination. Basic Medicare generally does
Read MoreGeneric drugs are “wildly overpriced”
According to a new analysis of federal data from research firm 46booklyn Research, it found many generic drugs are “wildly
Read MoreClover Health launches drug company
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage insurer Clover Health is launching a subsidiary that will develop medications for elderly
Read MoreOne thing every Medicare beneficiary should know
By putting in a few hours of research to learn the ins and outs of Medicare, it will eliminate unnecessary
Read MoreReckitt Benckiser Agrees To Pay $1.4 Billion In Opioid Settlement
(By Brian Mann for NPR) British company Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to resolve all U.S. government
Read MoreMedicare Going In ‘Right Direction’ On Opioid Epidemic
(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) Prescriptions for two drugs used to treat opioid addiction increased significantly from
Read MoreMedicare is a patchwork of several different programs
Do you know that Medicare is a patchwork of several different programs? Figuring out what is and isn’t covered by
Read MoreGeneric alternative to EpiPen released amid allergy treatment shortage
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sandoz, a generics and biosimilar unit of Novartis, will make its generic epinephrine
Read MoreHow To Get A Cheaper Prescription Before Leaving The Doctor’s Office
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) When Mary Kay Gilbert saw her doctor in May for a skin infection
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