Thousands Leave Maryland Prisons With Risky Health Problems But No Coverage
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Stacey McHoul left jail last summer with a history of heroin use and
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Month: April 2016
What does a Speedometer and the Costs of Drugs Have in Common?
What does a speedometer and the costs of drugs have in common, not much right, wrong, it’s all about the
Read MoreUsing Novel Line-Item Veto, Ark. Governor Extends Medicaid Expansion
(By David Ramsey for Kaiser Health News) Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Thursday signed an appropriation bill into law and used
Read MoreWhat’s California’s Prescription For Rising Drug Costs?
(By Pauline Bartolone, CALmatters, for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO — In a small room at a neighborhood clinic in Sacramento,
Read MoreVA Wait Times and What Some Clinics are Doing to Solve it.
The Department of Veterans Affairs response to the controversy for the wait times experienced by veterans called Veterans Choice is
Read MorePatient Safety is Now a Priority
Patient safety is now a priority at the world’s largest research hospital, the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in
Read MoreOpioid Abuse and the Federal Government
There are 15 bipartisan bills on opioid abuse currently in legislation and waiting to be voted on by the House
Read MoreThe Same Drug Costs Vary from One Pharmacy to Another, Why?
A person paying cash with a discount card from GoodRX paid $50 in December at Target, when it was time
Read MoreThis is NOT a Good Trend, Suicide Rates are Climbing
In a report from The National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released
Read MoreMore Exchange Plans Offer Patients Easier Access To Some Expensive Drugs: Report
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Some people with cancer, HIV and multiple sclerosis have better access to high-cost specialty drugs
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