Do I Still Need Medicare Part D?
In Kiplinger’s Ask Kim column, Kimberly Lankford answers the reader’s question on whether or not they need Medicare Part D
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Seniors Increasingly Getting High, Study Shows
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Baby boomers are getting high in increasing numbers, reflecting growing acceptance of the
Read MoreNovo Nordisk becomes second major drug maker to limit price hikes
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Yet another major drug maker is pledging to limit price hikes. Continue reading article here…
Read MoreDon’t Miss This Deadline!
December 7th is the deadline to switch from traditional Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan effective for January 2017. Read
Read MoreMagic mushrooms drug shown to ease cancer patients’ depression
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) he US medical community is slowly embracing marijuana. Will magic mushrooms be next? Continue reading
Read MoreMylan CEO accepts full responsibility for EpiPen price hikes, but offers little explanation
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In a rare appearance since the EpiPen controversy flared this summer, Mylan Pharmaceuticals CEO Heather Bresch accepted
Read MoreThe drug industry’s stake in Trumpcare is bigger than you think
(By Dylan Scott for STAT) WASHINGTON — The upcoming fight over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act1 promises to
Read MoreDelivered ‘Like A Pizza’: Why Killer Drug Fentanyl Is So Hard To Stop
(By Martha Babanger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) The latest chart of overdose deaths in Massachusetts shows a climbing blue
Read MoreTighter Prescribing Rules: An Anti-Abuse Strategy That Could Hurt Patients In Pain
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) As rates of prescription painkiller abuse remain stubbornly high, a number of states
Read MoreNeed Pricey Drugs From An Obamacare Plan? You’ll Shoulder More Of The Cost
(By Jordan Rau and Julie Appleby and Elizabeth Lucas for Kaiser Health News) Substantially more health plans on the federal
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