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Price increases of protected-class drugs in Medicare Part D, relative to inflation, 2012-2017
16 July 2019 - In recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has considered allowing greater flexibility in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2019
Bev takes 14 pills a day. She's far from alone.
15 July 2019 - She is among the more than one-in-three Australians aged over 70 who take five or more different ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2019
Kamala Harris says ‘Medicare for all’ wouldn’t end private insurance. It would.
5 July 2019 - She favours single payer but wants a role for private insurance. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2019
Democrats clash over ‘Medicare for all’ in first debate
26 June 2019 - The issue over health insurance marked the first stark divide among the candidates, and sparked a heated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2019
It’s a big week for debates about drug prices, whether pharma likes it or not
25 June 2019 - This week’s Democratic primary debates are likely to spotlight health care issues ranging from “Medicare for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2019
Epilepsy medicine worry
24 June 2019 - A controversial change of epilepsy drug funding could see her and thousands of other people with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2019
Pharmacy benefit manager reform: lessons from Ohio
20 June 2019 - Addressing soaring prescription drug prices is a health care reform priority in the United States. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2019
‘Medicare for All’ plan faces steep hurdles in Massachusetts
16 June 2019 - Whether it’s called “single payer,” ″Medicare for All,” or something else, the concept of a universal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2019
Capping seniors' out-of-pocket prescription drug costs could increase Medicare prices -- and premiums
11 June 2019 - Medicare’s prescription drug benefit is known as the one federal entitlement program that routinely comes in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2019
Biosimilar proposal for Medicare will depend on the details
11 June 2019 - Last month, the Biosimilars Forum released a proposal that it said could save the United States ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2019
Private insurers are afraid of Medicare for all. They should be excited.
5 June 2019 - Since presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders announced his “Medicare for All” plan in early ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jun 2019
Pfizer knew drug may prevent Alzheimer's. Why didn't it tell us?
5 June 2019 - A team of researchers inside Pfizer made a startling find in 2015: the company's blockbuster rheumatoid ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2019
Single payer reform—“Medicare for All”
31 May 2019 - The prospect of single-payer “Medicare-for-all” reform evokes enthusiasm and concern. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2019
Specialty drug pricing and out-of-pocket spending on orally administered anti-cancer drugs in Medicare Part D, 2010 to 2019
28 May 2018 - For Medicare beneficiaries, Part D provides access to prescribed drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2019
Trump administration postpones some Medicare drug cost proposals
17 May 2019 - The administration says it will not give health plans the authority to negotiate pricing for certain drugs ...