Call in the cuddlers: Volunteers step up to soothe babies born dependent on opioids
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) BOSTON — Gloria Cerullo spends hours each month talking to newborns about what they might
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period Ends Soon
If you regret your selection of a private Medicare Advantage plan, you have to February 14th to (unless beneficiaries qualify
Read MoreCancer Drugs Tops Pharmaceutical Sales
Spending on oncology medicines will eclipse other diseases for the first time and is the biggest share of the $519
Read MoreDrug Companies Will Be Fined
Health and Human Services’ Resources and Services Administration released a final rule that imposes fines on drug companies that overcharge
Read MoreWhere Does Alzheimer’s Treatment Go From Here?
(By Bret Stetka for NPR) In a disappointment to Alzheimer’s patients and researchers, drugmaker Eli Lilly said in late November
Read MoreMedicare: Important but Flawed
The Medicare program provides an important layer of protection for individuals who qualify but the program is confusing to majority
Read MoreGermany’s Model For Drug Price Regulation Could Work In The US
(By Karl Lauterbach, John McDonough and Elizabeth Seeley for Health Affairs Blog, posted December 29, 2016) Donald Trump and Hillary
Read MoreNew Drugs Approvals Slowed Down in 2016
The Food and Drug Administration cleared only twenty-two new medicines for sale in 2016 compared to forty-five in 2015. Read
Read MoreMedicare’s 2017 Changes
There are several areas of Medicare change that beneficiaries need to be aware of, and Matthew Frankel has outlined them
Read MoreDisenrollment Period
Did you miss your chance to drop your Medicare Advantage Plan (Medicare Part C) and return to original Medicare during
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