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Medicare Advantage delivers results and deserves lawmakers’ support
22 Feb 2025 07:02 GMT
… minor urgent care, and essential medications at four clinics.
Our mission … compared to traditional Medicare. Studies confirm that Medicare Advantage enrollees are … affordable care. In West Virginia, 54% of all Medicare-eligible seniors are enrolled …
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Trump disbands health equity panel examining Medicare and Medicaid
20 Feb 2025 20:33 GMT
… committee’s purview included Medicare, the government health insurance … Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia and West Virginia reporting some of the highest … at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had … is committed to protecting Medicare and Medicaid while slashing …
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West Virginia State Senate Bills Introduced, Schedule Thursday, February 13th
13 Feb 2025 11:41 GMT
… Organizational Motions
Budget Presentation: West Virginia Department of Revenue – … pilot program for drug screening of applicants … Insurance Commissioner rule relating to Medicare Supplement Insurance (Woodrum; Judiciary … I and Schedule II drugs (FN) (Tarr; …
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West Virginia Patients in Limbo Over Obesity Medication Coverage
11 Jan 2025 09:48 GMT
… to treat obesity. Medicare plans cover the drugs for weight loss if … management director at West Virginia University, said losing coverage for medications is a … Kimball, 42, who takes the drug for diabetes. “Year after year …
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A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.
31 Jan 2025 18:47 GMT
… for Integrative Pain Management at West Virginia University, which treats roughly … -opioid medications.
He also doesn’t anticipate the drug will … to “fail” on cheaper drugs before trying newer, pricier … year — aim to amend Medicare so older Americans can more …
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Map Shows States With Highest Medicare Costs for 2025
29 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT
… monthly premium cost of Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans (MAPDs), also known … additions like prescription drug coverage, according to medicareadvantage.com.
It attributed … , as well as Iowa and West Virginia.
Connecticut and Nevada are states …
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RFK Jr, Dr Oz and weight-loss drugs: A high-price health clash may be looming
28 Jan 2025 06:40 GMT
… . After a year on one medication, the West Virginia doctor lost 40 pounds … been outspoken about weight-loss drugs, telling Fox News in October … , period."
Decisions about Medicare and Medicaid drug coverage would likely involve …
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West Virginia patients are left in limbo over changing insurance coverage of obesity medications
02 Jan 2025 18:38 GMT
… to treat obesity. Medicare plans cover the drugs for weight loss if … management director at West Virginia University, said losing coverage for medications is a … Kimball, 42, who takes the drug for diabetes. “Year after year …
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WVU Legal Scholar Advocates for Equal Protection Across Diverse Medication Classes
24 Jan 2025 21:15 GMT
… Tu, a legal scholar at West Virginia University, reveal that the … , biologics are exempt from Medicare price negotiations for an impressive … medicinebiologic drugs exclusivity periodbiosimilars and generic drugsdisparities in drug pricingequity in medication …
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Legal Scholar Makes Case for Equal Protection Among Different Medication Classes
24 Jan 2025 15:26 GMT
… I make it here in West Virginia versus Canada or France, … I make here in West Virginia may be different from … biologics are exempt from Medicare price negotiations for 11 … small-molecule drugs. Reducing exclusivity for biologics could lower drug costs.”