Pharmacy Costs Continue To Soar For California’s Public Employee Health System
(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Spending on prescription drugs by the California Public Employees’
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Medicare and Health Savings Account
Anyone age 65 or older receiving Social Security benefits must, by law, also be signed up for Medicare Part A
Read MoreAetna to waive copays for opioid overdose antidote Narcan: 3 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Aetna will waive copays for Narcan, a brand-name drug used to reverse opioid overdose, for
Read MoreGood Friends Might Be Your Best Brain Booster As You Age
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Ask Edith Smith, a proud 103-year-old, about her friends, and she’ll give you
Read MoreBCBS of Massachusetts to pay members up to $250 per procedure when they shop
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will pay members to shop for lower-cost providers with
Read MoreTelemedicine For Addiction Treatment? Picture Remains Fuzzy
(By Emily Forman, Side Effects Public Media in partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News) When President Donald Trump declared
Read MoreCMS investigate whether the Part D formulary and benefit offerings are being administered as approved
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may hire a contractor to track whether the companies that sell Medicare Part
Read MoreWho pays for custodial care?
There are a lot of services traditional Medicare doesn’t cover and nursing home care is one of them. Under Medicare
Read MoreAmericans may be overpaying for as much as one in every 10 prescriptions
According to a New York Times/ProPublica report, it found Americans may be overpaying for as much as one in every
Read MoreDown Syndrome Families Divided Over Abortion Ban
(By Sarah McCammon for NPR) When a pregnant woman finds out that she’s likely to give birth to a baby
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