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Who gets weight loss drugs covered by insurance? In North Carolina, being on Medicaid helps.
28 Nov 2024 12:21 GMT
… health plan’s annual prescription drug spending, according to a … continues to cover the drug for Type 2 diabetes … to cover the medications to treat obesity or Medicaid patients nationwide, … cover the drugs for its state employees. Connecticut state employees …
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Wegovy, Mounjaro: Suffolk County issues new guidelines for access to costly weight-loss drugs
26 Nov 2024 20:19 GMT
… which still allows the drug in cases where we think … Medicaid cover the medications. Currently, Medicare does not cover weight loss drugs and Medicaid … these drugs.
In 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug … year, the state of Connecticut signed a contract with a …
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Exclusive-Medicaid fuels US coverage of Novo, Lilly weight-loss drugs
18 Nov 2024 11:26 GMT
… the steepest discounts on drug prices.
However, there … coverage for weight-loss medications.
Lilly said commercial … Fourteen state Medicaid programs cover the GLP-1 drugs for … public employees and dependents. Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Massachusetts …
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Analysis | How Trump’s Election Could Impact Healthcare In Connecticut
15 Nov 2024 10:08 GMT
… burdens for Medicaid, which covers 934,043 low-income Connecticut residents. … drug price negotiations but not stopping overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans.
Medicaid … burden of federal Medicaid changes will fall on Connecticut Medicaid members, taxpayers, …
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Connecticut substance abuse counselor admits to health care fraud, will pay Medicaid $1 million in restitution
10 Nov 2024 03:22 GMT
… ,058 in restitution to the Connecticut Medicaid program, according to a release … was a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor, or LADC, with … with another Connecticut LADC, Shawn Tyson, who would use his Medicaid provider …
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LIVE: Connecticut called for Harris as polls close in New Haven
05 Nov 2024 18:38 GMT
… that come here to sell drugs, to not work, to … identity fraud, Medicare and Medicaid fraud and social security fraud … He expressed excitement — even though Connecticut is a heavily Democratic state … for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to …
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Connecticut State Court Finds Defunct Pharmacy Liable for $39.2 Million in Damages and Penalties
02 Nov 2024 00:38 GMT
… the costs of the compound drug prescriptions through its pharmacy benefit … ,044 claims for compounded drugs, costing the state of Connecticut $10,300,746 … they submitted false claims to Medicaid. According to the US Department …
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A Look at Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services from 2016 to 2024
31 Oct 2024 15:56 GMT
… provided through states’ regular Medicaid programs or for services … 683 people) and Alaska, Connecticut, South Dakota, and Washington … not representative of the Medicaid population or the … preparing meals, or managing medication.
How are workforce shortages …
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AG Ferguson, bipartisan coalition win $49 million and counting over generic drugs price-fixing conspiracy
31 Oct 2024 15:32 GMT
… harder for people to afford medications they rely on for … Court of the District of Connecticut remain active against 30 … patent rights to a drug, generic drugs can enter the market … Office also prosecutes elder abuse, Medicaid fraud, and handles sexually …
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Everyone’s tough on drugs again
29 Oct 2024 10:45 GMT
… Hartford, Connecticut, and rural areas to their west, of illicit drugs. “They … legislation to require state Medicaid plans to cover medication-assisted treatment for … presidential candidates are talking about drug treatment, albeit more quietly than …