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4,800 patients accounted for $2.1B in drug spend last year, study finds

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The number of patients who need costly specialty drugs is sharply increasing, according to

(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Millions of older adults can start signing up next week for private policies

Medicare’s open enrollment begins on October 15th and it ends on December 7th, it is designed to give participants the

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Prescription drug costs will soon rise by as much as 42 percent for

A helpful tool known as the health savings account, or HSA, it is possible to set funds aside for current

According to Fidelity investments’ annual analysis, a healthy couple retiring at age 65 in 2019 can now expect to shell

(By Victoria Knight for NPR) Dean Ernest had been living in a nursing home about a year when his son,

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Over 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, making it one of the most common

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period is just two weeks away. From October 15 to December 7, you can

President and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) issued a statement following the release of a new executive order