Financial Assistance for Dialysis Patients
U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant in Sherman, Texas stopped a new federal rule that was to take effect on Friday,
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CVS slashes price of substitute EpiPen auto-injectors to $109.99
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) CVS Health announced Thursday morning that it has cut the price of two-packs of epinephrine
Read MoreA Nevada woman dies of a superbug resistant to every available antibiotic in the US
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) If it sometimes seems like the idea of antibiotic resistance, though unsettling, is more theoretical
Read MoreHealth Claims On The Rise For Kids’ With Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity-Related Conditions
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) It’s no secret that American children have gotten fatter in recent decades. Now
Read MoreOwner of pharmaceutical distributor pleads guilty in $100M fraud scheme
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The owner of a St. George, Utah-based wholesale distributor of prescription medications pleaded
Read MoreDo You Really Know How Medicare Works?
If not, read Maurie Backman’s column published on the Motley Fool website where she debunks three commonly held Medicare Myths. Read
Read MoreMedicare: Sooner Solutions are Enacted, the More Flexible They Can Be
In an opinion column for The Standard Journal, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) advises we need sensible reforms now to
Read MoreCan a flu shot wear off if you get it too early? Perhaps, scientists say
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) It can be jarring to see placards advertising “Flu Shots Today” in late July or
Read MoreIt’s a bipartisan war on pharma as Trump and Sanders both bash drug makers
(By Damian Garde with Megan Thielking and Rebecca Robbins for STAT) SAN FRANCISCO — Senator Bernie Sanders is “a communist,” if
Read MoreSo It Begins: Dismantling of Obamacare
In a vote 51 to 48, the Senate passed a Republican budget that sets in motion repeal of Obamacare. Read
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