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Walmart Pharmacies and Sam’s Club to limit the supply of first-time opioid prescriptions

Walmart pharmacies, as well as Sam’s Club, will soon limit the supply of first-time opioid prescriptions for acute pain to

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma told attendees at the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual

(By Eric Boodman for STAT) The meeting could determine whether the two young siblings would keep going blind. The doctor knew

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) The Trump administration’s promise of unprecedented flexibility to states in running their Medicaid

A bill called the Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act, includes $5.2 billion to keep the

(Source – blog.medicare.gov) Did you know that hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver caused by a virus, kills nearly 1.4

(Source – blog.medicare.gov) Did you know that more than half a million people over the age of 65 suffer a

In a rare move the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has ordered a Louisiana based wholesale pharmaceutical distributor to cease sales

(By Jake Harper for NPR) A few months ago, Kourtnaye Sturgeon helped save someone’s life. She was driving in downtown

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) While the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates healthcare will add approximately 2.4 million new jobs