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What We’re Reading: Medicare Obesity Drug Coverage Savings; Drop in US Overdose Deaths; Maternal Mental Health Plan
16 May 2024 16:05 GMT
… in 2021. Covering these medications would result in Medicare saving money on obesity … more prevalent nationwide, covering the drugs under both private and public … . Some states, like Nebraska, Indiana, Maine, and Kansas, saw declines of …
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Posters Detail Effects—and Uncertainty—of Drug Pricing Negotiations
07 May 2024 16:24 GMT
… say will stifle innovation—the Medicare drug price negotiations—payers appear concerned … assess the medication usage of these initial drugs and other drugs that become … publishing annual reports with recommendations (Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio).
Researchers …
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Millions of Americans May Get Their Medicare Advantage Benefits Cut
01 May 2024 21:21 GMT
… signs outside Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, on October 28 … millions of Medicare Advantage recipients.
Flowers and signs outside Central Maine Medical … recently stopped offering their standalone Medicare prescription drug plans due to the …
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Compassion vs. frustration: Rising angst over problems with homeless population
19 May 2024 14:27 GMT
… her station.
Police advised Maine to keep the front door … she worried about exposure to drug residue.
Olson moved her …
Homeless people smoking illicit drugs also became an issue inside … and take sponge baths. Medicare pays for medications, including for pain.
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Use of antipsychotics in Maine nursing homes increases
21 Apr 2024 23:02 GMT
… percentage of Maine nursing home residents receiving antipsychotic medication is … U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
In … U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Among … according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Fazeli …
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Firm Says Medicare Info Obtained From DOJ Breached in Attack
09 Apr 2024 23:27 GMT
… investigations has potentially compromised Medicare numbers and other health … Friday to the state of Maine's attorney general … individuals' personal and Medicare information such as name, … a case against discount drug and telehealth provider GoodRx …
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STILL WORKING BEYOND MEDICARE? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!
27 Mar 2024 18:22 GMT
… got your attention? In Maine, currently there are 6 … ” or gap in Medicare’s prescription drug coverage is ending. … enrolls in a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, a penalty … an individual Medicare plan with Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage.
If …
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Local Resources for Maine Caregivers
27 Mar 2024 17:29 GMT
… Look to Your Neighbors in Maine
If you are caring … and referrals, respite opportunities, Medicare or health insurance counseling, … For example, the Southern Maine Agency on Aging hosts a … monitor safety conditions, manage medications, and connect with loved …
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As Mainers face high costs, lawmakers consider payment limits for Medicare-negotiated drugs
01 Feb 2024 21:58 GMT
… of the first 10 drugs that Medicare will negotiate the price … statute, the first 10 drugs Medicare will negotiate the price of … limit for certain drugs would put Maine at odds with … for medications negotiated by Medicare, LD 1829 first directs the state drug …
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Heinrich, Luján Urge Senate Leadership To Act Immediately To Lower Prescription Drug Costs
26 Mar 2024 20:18 GMT
… expect protection from inflated prescription drug costs, forced pharmacy closures … D-Wash.), Angus King (I-Maine), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), … access to low-cost drugs and pharmacies that serve … and accountability.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS …