One 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
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Reckitt 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
Read MoreA new round of price hikes from big Pharma
Big Pharma announced a new round of price hikes many of the affected drugs are in high demand from hospitals.
Read MoreSome generics can cost Medicare recipients more than brand-name drugs
According to new research by health policy experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina at
Read MoreOpioids caused 66% of drug deaths worldwide in 2017
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two-thirds of drug deaths around the world were caused by opioids in 2017,
Read MoreTrump Has Blessed States’ Exploration Of Importing Drugs. Will It Catch On?
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Seeking a solution to the soaring costs of drugs, Colorado, Florida and Vermont
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