A Hot Pepper a Day May Keep the Pain Away
With more Americans suffer from chronic pain than those living with diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined, many people turning
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
The Federal Court Appeals Decision Will Cost You
On Tuesday, a federal appeals court ruled that biosimilar drug makers must always notify their brand-name rivals six months before
Read MoreIn Search to Replace Opioid Therapies for Chronic Pain
Several biotech companies are investing big money on the idea that they can develop drugs that can shut down the
Read MoreAnthem, Express Scripts Face Legal Challenge Over Prescription Drug Prices
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Anthem and its pharmacy manager Express Scripts overcharged patients with job-based insurance for
Read MoreAre Copay Coupons Actually Making Drugs More Expensive?
(By Charles Ornstein for ProPublica) Consumers, including a ProPublica reporter, love saving money using drug copay coupons. But by upending
Read MoreMedicaid, Private Insurers Begin To Lift Curbs On Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) After legal battles and lobbying efforts, tens of thousands of people with hepatitis
Read MoreFlorida Doctor Pleads Guilty to Fraud — Years After Complaints About His Prescribing
(By Charles Ornstein for ProPublica) The onetime top prescriber of mental health drugs in Florida’s Medicaid program is awaiting sentencing
Read MoreAnother Insurance Company Paying for Value
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has reached agreements with Novartis and Eli Lilly to “pay for value” based on patient outcome
Read MoreAre Pharmacy Benefit Managers Working to Lowering Costs
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have begun looking at their huge prescription data in search of economies on behalf of their
Read MoreDoctors Wrestle With Mixed Messages When Deciding Whether To Prescribe Painkillers
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Steve Diaz, an emergency medicine doctor at Augusta’s MaineGeneral Health, says he knows
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