Pharmacy Costs Continue To Soar For California’s Public Employee Health System
(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Spending on prescription drugs by the California Public Employees’
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Aetna to waive copays for opioid overdose antidote Narcan: 3 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Aetna will waive copays for Narcan, a brand-name drug used to reverse opioid overdose, for
Read MoreTelemedicine For Addiction Treatment? Picture Remains Fuzzy
(By Emily Forman, Side Effects Public Media in partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News) When President Donald Trump declared
Read MoreCMS investigate whether the Part D formulary and benefit offerings are being administered as approved
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may hire a contractor to track whether the companies that sell Medicare Part
Read MoreAmericans may be overpaying for as much as one in every 10 prescriptions
According to a New York Times/ProPublica report, it found Americans may be overpaying for as much as one in every
Read MoreAn Overlooked Epidemic: Older Americans Taking Too Many Unneeded Drugs
(By Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News) Consider it America’s other prescription drug epidemic. For decades, experts have warned
Read MoreExperts Tell Congress How To Cut Drug Prices
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) The nation’s most influential science advisory group will tell Congress today that
Read MoreThe way over-the-counter drugs are regulated is a mess — and Congress is ready to step in
(By Erin Mershon for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has, for years, limited the amount of acetaminophen
Read MoreYou still have options to make changes to your coverage if you missed Medicare’s open enrollment
If you missed Medicare open enrollment, which ended on December 7th, there are some options still available to you if
Read MoreCities, Counties and Schools Sidestep FDA Canadian Drug Crackdown, Saving Millions
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Schenectady County, N.Y., is on track to pay 20 percent less on prescription
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