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Opinion: STAT readers on the animal wellness industry, drug price floors, and more
26 Apr 2025 16:34 GMT
… the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Drug Price Negotiation … a floor-price for drugs listed in Medicare’s DPNP. One … that patients taking multiple medications exhibit higher levels of … essential to crafting a drug pricing system that adequately …
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Former York pain clinic owner sentenced for Medicare…
26 Apr 2025 13:49 GMT
… and admitted to defrauding Medicare and Health and Humans … to defraud Medicare by submitting unnecessary urine drug tests for … individualized care required by Medicare, according to the U … billed Medicare more than $10 million in urine drug tests …
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New Medicare changes ease cost burden for cancer drugs
26 Apr 2025 03:32 GMT
… annual out-of-pocket drug costs for all beneficiaries … enrollment in the voluntary Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP … for an oral cancer drug could run more than … specialty oral cancer medications. The medications include drugs commonly used for …
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Rising cost of medicare: Concerns as more Nigerians turn to social media for prescriptions
26 Apr 2025 03:04 GMT
…Quacks having field day on social media – Expert
…Celebrities, influencers often mislead followers – Dr. Ubani
‘…Stories of Nigerians slumping, dying commonplace due to self-medication’
As the cost of living skyrockets, the prices of essential medications …
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What’s a fair price for a drug that’s never developed?
26 Apr 2025 00:51 GMT
… FDA approval.
By contrast, biologic drugs, which are typically administered via … , one of the first drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations — plans to … .
The lawmakers who created the Medicare drug price negotiation program had good …
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Trump's Executive Order Targets 340B Drug Pricing Program
26 Apr 2025 00:02 GMT
… 2025, titled "Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting … Order addressed is the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
Under Section … cost for covered outpatient drugs at hospital outpatient departments.… that would align the Medicare payment with the cost …
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Part D Plans Cover a Larger Share of Medicare Beneficiaries in Rural Counties
25 Apr 2025 22:57 GMT
… in traditional Medicare and rely on stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs … remainder (42%) are enrolled in Medicare Advantage drug plans (MA-PDs).
KFF … stand-alone prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage drug plans by geographic area …
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addresses sickle cell drug access on Charleston visit
25 Apr 2025 22:30 GMT
… update on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Cell … negotiates discounts with sickle cell drug manufacturers on behalf of state …
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New Medicare program could dramatically improve affordability for cancer drugs – if patients enroll
25 Apr 2025 22:17 GMT
… annual out-of-pocket drug costs for all beneficiaries … enrollment in the voluntary Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP … for an oral cancer drug could run more than … specialty oral cancer medications. The medications include drugs commonly used for …
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TMates Under Review: Affordable GLP-1 Medication Website to Buy Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, Phentermine & More
25 Apr 2025 21:48 GMT
… covers:
Licensed provider consultations
Prescription medications (including Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, … Cross Blue Shield
Cigna
UnitedHealthcare
Medicare (select states and plans … weight loss—delivering prescription medications like Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, …