Medicare Advantage Costs Expected to Decrease 6.75% in 2025 Most Medicare Advantage enrollees who remain in their plan will see lower or no increase in their premiums in 2025. Kiplinger · Sep 28, 2023
Medicare Open Enrollment: 10 Things to Know Medicare open enrollment starts on October 15 and ends on December 7. Here's what to sign up for and what to avoid. Kiplinger · Sep 28, 2023
Howard Dean: 'At last, Congress proposes drug pricing reform that works' The Patients Before Middlemen Act strikes at the heart of what makes prescription drugs so unaffordable in the U.S., according to Howard Dean. Fortune · Sep 19, 2023
Americans overwhelmingly support Medicare drug negotiations, but Biden sees little political boost A new AP-NORC poll shows that 76% of Americans favor allowing the federal health care program for the elderly to negotiate prices for certain prescription drugs The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023
The share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing The share of overdose deaths involving counterfeit pills doubled between 2019 and 2021, according to the CDC. Victims were often younger, Hispanic and had misused prescription drugs in the past. WEKU · Sep 6, 2023
Biden targets Jardiance, Eliquis and 8 other prescription drugs for Medicare price talks President Joe Biden says for many Americans the cost of one drug can be “the difference between life and death” as his administration announces the first drugs that’ll be targeted for price negotiations in an effort to cut Medicare costs. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 29, 2023
US names 10 prescription drugs subject to price negotiations Move is expected to cut costs for some patients but faces lawsuits from drugmakers and heavy criticism from Republicans. Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2023
How to choose a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan Taking the time to figure out which plan is right is vitally important for the 53 million Medicare beneficiaries with prescription drug coverage. Fortune · Aug 22, 2023
Nearly half of US adults are interested in taking weight loss prescription drugs, survey finds Ozempic, a once-weekly semaglutide injection, has grown in popularity for its weight loss side effects The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023
What's a fair price for a prescription drug? Medicare's about to weigh in Medicare soon will start something it hasn't done in its 58-year history: Negotiate on drug prices. On Sept. 1, Medicare will target the first 10 drugs for price negotiations. WEKU · Jul 28, 2023
What you need to know about the drug price fight in those TV ads In recent months ominous ads about prescription drugs have flooded the TV airwaves. Perhaps by design, it’s not always clear who’s sponsoring the ads or why. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
South Dakota governor prods Washington to address national drug shortages As the U.S. struggles with prescription drug shortages, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has advanced a modest plan that she hopes will prod Washington to address weaknesses in the international pharmaceutical supply chain The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023
What to know about the drug price fight in those TV ads At least nine bills introduced in Congress take aim at pharmacy benefit managers, the powerful middlemen that channel prescription drugs to patients. Here's what the fuss is all about. WEKU · Jul 7, 2023
Dozens in 16 states charged with health care fraud schemes, including $1.9B in bogus claims The Justice Department has charged dozens of people in several health care fraud and prescription drug schemes The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023
StockNews.com · May 29, 2023 CVS Health (CVS) vs. MedAvail Holdings (MDVL): Which Is the Better Buy? The drug store industry is well positioned for long-term growth thanks to the growing demand for prescription drugs. Let’s compare CVS Health (CVS) and MedAvail (MDVL) in this space to determine which is better positioned to capitalize on the industry’s solid growth prospects….
Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023 Are US prescription drug prices 10 times those of other nations? Only sometimes “We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country.”
Fortune · May 22, 2023 A Colorado panel of medical and pharmacy experts will decide whose medicine to make affordable this summer Starting this summer, Colorado's Prescription Drug Affordability Board will choose up to 18 high-cost drugs for review.
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 24, 2023 Lawmakers can keep health care and prescription drugs affordable Our representatives in Springfield should turn their attention to the big drug companies that continue to profit off the backs of hard-working families.
Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2023 Lena Dunham marks five years of sobriety following prescription drugs addiction The 36-year-old became addicted to prescription drugs following a hysterectomy in 2017
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 4, 2023 How Illinois has taken steps to lower prescription drug prices In only four states do residents spend more on drugs than the Land of Lincoln. The health care industry faces a monopoly problem, not a market problem
The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023 Influencer calls out advertisements for weight-loss drugs in New York City subway stations: ‘Dystopian’ ‘Not only do we advertise prescription drugs in the US, we paper the stairs of the train with them,’ influencer says
Fortune · Mar 25, 2023 Medicare Advantage plans seem enticing, but here are 12 things to know before signing up Medicare Advantage plans are an increasingly popular alternative to Traditional Medicare, but you need to be careful before signing up.
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023 Watch as Biden speaks on plan to lower prescription drug costs Watch as Joe Biden discusses prescription drug costs during a visit to Nevada on Wednesday (15 March).
Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023 Despite pharma claims, illicit drug shipments to US aren’t full of opioids. It’s generic Viagra For years, the FDA has defended its efforts to intercept prescription drugs coming from abroad by mail as necessary to keep out dangerous opioids, including fentanyl.
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023 WeightWatchers gets into prescription weight loss business WeightWatchers' stock is soaring after the company said it is getting into the prescription drug weight loss business with the acquisition of Sequence