California’s Drug Price Initiative: Will Voters ‘Send A Signal To Washington’?
(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline) This year, Mary O’Connor and her father made voting a family affair. O’Connor’s father
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Medicaid
This drug discount program is good for Americans. But pharma wants to gut it
(By Ted Slafsky for STAT) Sticker shock over the cost of drugs isn’t going away any time soon. Drug prices
Read MoreSeniors Suffer Amid Widespread Fraud By Medicaid Caretakers
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) An Alaska man developed gangrenous toes. A Philadelphia woman froze to death on
Read MoreHospitals are itching for a share of the Mylan settlement over Medicaid rebates
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) More than 1,200 hospitals around the country want to know if they were overcharged by
Read MoreDivided Mental Health Care System Can Strand Medi-Cal Patients In The Middle
(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline) When the voices in his head become too overwhelming, Kevin Scott heads to the
Read MoreEmergency Room Use Stayed High In Oregon Medicaid Study
(By Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting published by Kaiser Health News) Will Medicaid expansion save the country money as people
Read MoreWest Virginia Grapples With High Drug Costs
(By Kara Lofton, West Virginia Public Broadcasting published by Kaiser Health News) Skyrocketing prices for essential medicines, like the EpiPen,
Read MoreMylan to pay $465 million to settle claims of shortchanging Medicaid
(‘By Ed Silverman for STAT) Mylan reached a $465 million settlement on Friday with the US Department of Justice and
Read MoreMylan Accused of Bilking the Taxpayers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sent a letter to U.S. senator stating Mylan NV has been overcharging the
Read MoreNew Law Will Expand Mental Health Services For Low-Income Californians
(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline) The staff of Clinica Sierra Vista, which has health centers throughout the Central Valley,
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