Faced with rising anger on drug prices, Cigna plans to reduce insulin costs to $25 a month for many patients
(By Matthew Herper for STAT) Responding to massive public pressure about the high price of life-saving insulin for people with
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Sometimes paying cash for prescription drugs, you may pay less
According to a 2018 Consumer Reports survey of 1,200 adults taking prescription drugs found many Americans are forced to cut
Read MoreCMS letting Medicare Advantage plans to offer new benefits in 2020
The officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have included a change in the final rules for
Read MoreHow Much Does Medicare Spend on Insulin?
(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, Sarah True, and Anthony Damico for Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) The rising cost of
Read MoreProbiotics are touted as good for the gut. They may be trouble for the immune system
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Probiotics are wildly popular. After all, the microbial cocktails are available over the counter and
Read MoreDoughnut Hole Is Gone, But Medicare’s Uncapped Drug Costs Still Bite Into Budgets
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Three times a week, Tod Gervich injects himself with Copaxone, a prescription drug
Read MoreUsing opioids safely
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Doctors may prescribe opioids, a class of drugs used to treat pain, after surgery or an injury.
Read MoreMedicare’s Uncapped Drug Costs Take A Big Bite From Already Tight Budgets
(By Michelle Andrews for NPR) Three times a week, 66-year-old Tod Gervich injects himself with Copaxone, a prescription drug that can
Read MoreAnalysis: Why Should Americans Be Grateful For $137 Insulin? Germans Get It For $55
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) This month, Eli Lilly and Co. announced with some fanfare that it was
Read MoreAlzheimer’s and amyloid: ‘It’s time to do something else’
If there is anything more certain than the failure of experimental Alzheimer’s drugs — nearly 300, at last count —
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