Sacklers agree to $6 billion Purdue bankruptcy settlement over opioid crisis
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) The Sackler family members who own Purdue Pharma have agreed to pay up to $6
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Seeking to Shift Costs to Medicare, More Employers Move Retirees to Advantage Plans
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) As a parting gesture to a pandemic-ravaged city, former New York Mayor Bill
Read More$35 Insulin Cap Is Welcome, Popular, and Bipartisan. But Congress May Not Pass It Anyway
(By Michael McAuliff for Kaiser Health News) Democrats in the Senate are primed this month to make their first attempt
Read MorePrices Increased Faster Than Inflation for Half of all Drugs Covered by Medicare in 2020
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published February 25, 2022) While momentum to enact the Build
Read MoreCancer Prevention and Veterans: What Are Your Exposure Risks?
(Source – blogs.va.gov) We know lifestyle factors like smoking, diet, physical activity and viruses (HPV, for example) can cause cancer.
Read MoreCDC says Americans can now go unmasked in many parts of the country
(By Pien Huang and Carmel Wroth for NPR) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it is relaxing
Read MoreThe Demise of Single-Payer in California Trips Up Efforts in Other States
(By Angela Hart for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO — Single-payer health care didn’t stand a chance in California this year.
Read More4 U.S. companies will pay $26 billion to settle claims they fueled the opioid crisis
(By Brian Mann for NPR) Four of the largest U.S. corporations have agreed to pay roughly $26 billion to settle
Read MoreAs mask mandates fade, experts say use of masks likely will not
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Late last year, Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Read MorePlan to Fix Postal Service Shifts New Retirees to Medicare — Along With Billions in Costs
(By Michael McAuliff for Kaiser Health News) A congressional effort to fix the nation’s deteriorating mail service may come at
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