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Oregon Senate advances bill to shield consumers from medical debt on credit reports
24 Apr 2025 04:10 GMT
… now heads to the Oregon House of Representatives for … debt. According to the Oregon Value and Beliefs Center, … for treatment, medical devices, medications, and other health-related services … According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), …
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Trump international drug pricing, Roche to invest $50 billion in U.S. plants, and more
23 Apr 2025 00:12 GMT
… pays the most for drugs in the world, often … could be implemented within Medicare drug price negotiations. Reference pricing … Kentucky, Indiana, New Jersey, Oregon, and California, building a … cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic drugs.
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COLUMN: Top mistakes Medicare counselors see
22 Apr 2025 00:09 GMT
… covering the person’s prescription drugs, and be a plan or … may skip enrolling in a Medicare drug plan.)
Not scheduling an annual … page 19 of the Oregon Guide to Medicare Insurance Plans.
Jim Sellers …
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Medicare Advantage CEO: My Baby is Ugly…(video)
21 Apr 2025 18:11 GMT
… Neither MA nor traditional Medicare performed consistently better than … pay for Part D prescription drug coverage and supplemental benefits. … for removing the term Medicare from Medicare Advantage.
“I think … Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) asked Oz what he …
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Trump Is Promising to Lower Drug Prices. Don’t Count on It
20 Apr 2025 12:27 GMT
… executive order involves improving the Medicare Drug Pricing Negotiation Program: a Biden … well as the obesity medication Wegovy. Semaglutide-based drugs cost upwards of … Wednesday, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), a member of the Senate …
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A Giant Step in the Right Direction: One of Trump's Latest Executive Orders Will Help Lower Drug Costs
19 Apr 2025 10:24 GMT
… for standardizing Medicare payments for prescription drugs wherever the … a significant amount for medications that would otherwise … medications are covered by insurance, but if there is a “specialty drug … in California and Oregon. He is currently an …
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Trump takes aim at prescription drug prices as part of health care reforms
17 Apr 2025 18:56 GMT
… those initiatives but included Medicare drug price negotiations in the … hospital costs for covered drugs at hospital outpatient departments. … Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), ranking member of the … inflate drug prices, and cut off access to critical medications. Not …
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HOPA 2025: Understanding the Recent Changes for 505(b)(2) Drugs and Reimbursement
12 Apr 2025 02:27 GMT
… -year exclusivity period for reference drugs, Soefje explained. Additionally, the Hatch … , CMS established the drug reimbursement process through The Medicare Modernization Act, and … (HOPA) 2025 Annual Conference; Portland, Oregon; April 9-12, 2025.
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Dr. Oz Officially Confirmed as Head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here's What Retirees Need to Know So Far.
09 Apr 2025 09:53 GMT
… Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, asked Oz about his … "miracle weight-loss drug."
Probably the biggest … George Halvorson proposed expanding Medicare Advantage because they believed … acknowledged several problems for Medicare during his confirmation hearing, …
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Dr. Oz pledges to continue Medicare drug price talks started by Biden
14 Mar 2025 10:23 GMT
… to expand coverage to drugs used for weight loss … did promise to continue the Medicare drug price negotiation program launched … the private alternatives outpacing traditional Medicare coverage as "upside …
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on …