Aetna to pass along drugmaker rebates starting in 2019
Aetna Inc. announced starting in 2019 they will automatically pass on drugmaker rebates to about three million commercial members at
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Thousands Mistakenly Enrolled During California’s Medicaid Expansion, Feds Find
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) California signed up an estimated 450,000 people under Medicaid expansion who may not
Read MoreMedicare likely overpaid $367 million during a six-month period
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General reviewed a random sample of 300 claims and found
Read MoreBrand-Name Drugs Increasing at 10X Cost of Inflation, McCaskill Report Finds
(Source – www.hsgac.senate.gov) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,
Read MoreWhy Houston and other cities want nothing to do with the massive national opioid lawsuit
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) HOUSTON — There are hundreds of cities and counties involved in the mass opioid litigation
Read MoreDisposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know
(Source – www.fda.gov) Medicines play an important role in treating many conditions and diseases and when they are no longer
Read More40% of patients skip treatment because of cost: 7 survey findings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The cost of healthcare has placed serious financial burden on more than half
Read MoreWithout Context Or Cushion, Do Online Medical Results Make Sense?
(By Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News) As she herded her two young sons into bed one evening late
Read MoreThe Juul’s So Cool, Kids Smoke It In School
(By Ana B. Ibarra for Kaiser Health News) The students wait eagerly for their teachers to turn their backs. That’s
Read MoreNEED HELP WITH YOUR MEDICARE COSTS?
(Source – blog.medicare.gov) If you have Medicare and you’re facing challenges with paying for health care, you may be eligible
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