The Candidate’s Views on Medicare
The attached article highlights some of the presidential candidates’ views on Medicare, the cost of prescription drugs and healthcare in
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Month: August 2016
Increased Medicare Part D Spending
According to new data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from 2013 to 2014 spending on Medicare
Read MoreFor Pete’s Sake, Don’t Sleep Or Swim In Your Contact Lenses
(By Katherine Hobson for NPR) Contact lenses are so ubiquitous — about 41 million people in the U.S. wear them
Read MoreInsurance Doesn’t Ensure Children Get Needed Visual Exams: Study
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Kids from less affluent homes, even when they have health insurance, are not as
Read MoreDonald Trump’s trade talk is making the drug industry uneasy
(By Dylan Scott for STAT) WASHINGTON — The drug industry is quietly troubled over Donald Trump’s tough talk on trade. Continue reading
Read MoreHer Health Plan Was $257 a Month. Now Her Obamacare Plan Could Be $650 a Month.
(By Melissa Quinn for The Daily Signal) Ask 68-year-old Gavin Braithwaite how he feels about the amount he and his
Read MoreACLU threatens to sue Colorado over hepatitis C drug restrictions
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In the latest dust-up over the high cost of hepatitis C drugs, the American Civil
Read MoreSen. Hernandez Pulls Bill On Drug Price Transparency
(By Ana B. Ibarra for California Healthline) After being approved by a key committee last week, a bill that would
Read MoreFlorida Keys Opposition Stalls Tests Of Genetically Altered Mosquitoes
(By Greg Allen for NPR) The fight against the Zika virus has a new weapon: the genetically engineered mosquito. It’s
Read MoreScientists Engineer An Opioid That May Reduce Pain With Less Risk
(By Angus Chen for NPR) Once people realized that opioid drugs could cause addiction and deadly overdoses, they tried to
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