West Virginia Grapples With High Drug Costs
(By Kara Lofton, West Virginia Public Broadcasting published by Kaiser Health News) Skyrocketing prices for essential medicines, like the EpiPen,
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Obamacare Is Experiencing Multi-Organ Failure
(By Robert Moffit for The Daily Signal) President Barack Obama’s speech Thursday will likely highlight the “successes” of Obamacare, but
Read MoreAn Idea Borrowed From South Africa: Ordinary Citizens Fill Gaps In Health Care
(By Sarah Varney for Kaiser Health News) NEW YORK— Destini Belton isn’t a doctor or a nurse. She’s a trained
Read MoreTecentriq Wins Approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Roche’s new immunotherapy drug Tecentriq to be used in non-small cell lung cancer
Read MoreMedicare shouldn’t pay more for drugs when others pay less
(By Brian C. Callaghan and Lindsey DeLott for STAT) Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump don’t see eye-to-eye on much. But
Read MoreOrgan Donation And The Opioid Epidemic: ‘An Unexpected Life-Saving Legacy’
(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) On the final day of June 2015, Colin LePage rode waves of
Read MoreBig Raises For Many Home Care Workers Won’t Necessarily Help Senior Citizens
(By Jane Gottlieb for Kaiser Health News) In recent months, health aides who care for elderly Americans at home appeared
Read MoreTreat pharma as a utility, and 10 other ways states can lower drug prices
(Ed Silverman for STAT) As prescription drug costs continue to squeeze state budgets, a group of state health policy makers
Read MoreSettlement Reached to pay $28.1 Million
Omnicare, the nation’s largest nursing home pharmacy, reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay $28.1 million
Read MoreMedicare Part D: A First Look at Prescription Drug Plans in 2017
(By Jack Hoadley, Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published October 17, 2016) During the Medicare open
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