Is Insulin’s High Cost Keeping Diabetes Patients From Taking Their Medicine?
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) High prescription drug prices are fast becoming a leading political topic, with medications
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Pain Clinics’ Doctors Needlessly Tested Hundreds Of Urine Samples, Court Records Show
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) A Tennessee-based chain of pain clinics that abruptly shut down last summer faces
Read MorePharmacy benefit managers spend record $1.49M on lobbying
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The trade group representing pharmacy benefit managers spent a record-breaking $1.49 million
Read MoreMedicare mistakes that will hurt you
Millions of seniors rely on Medicare for their health coverage in retirement. However, you could be missing out on key
Read More53 medical professionals charged in sweeping opioid takedown
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Dozens of medical professionals in seven states, including 31 physicians, eight nurse
Read MoreMedicare Part D must evolve to help people fight cancer
(By Percival Barretto-Ko for ST A T) A new drug that cures, or at least delays, a deadly disease like
Read MoreThe job of Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman is to assist people with Medicare
Are you aware that Congress created the job of Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman to assist people with Medicare with their inquiries,
Read MoreMost people pay less than $5 per month for the drug. But some pay $11,002
(By Nicholas Florko for ST A T) W ASHINGTON — “Most* patients pay between $0 and $5 per month” for
Read MorePrimary care spending in the Medicare program is low
According to a RAND study, primary care spending as a percentage of total spending in the Medicare program is low.
Read MoreDelayed enrollment penalty for Medicare Part D comes with a sticker shock
In Mary Beth Franklin’s column, she answers a financial adviser’s question on how to avoid paying a delayed enrollment penalty
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