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June 13, 20190Comments

Help End DIR Fees & Stop The Highway Robbery

DIR fees have risen 45,000% and are crippling pharmacists and pharmacies from being able to do business especially in the specialty arena. Community pharmacists that specialize and serve the HIV

January 7, 20190Comments

Medicaid Patients In Puerto Rico Don’t Get Coverage For Drugs To Cure Hepatitis C

Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News Drugs that can cure hepatitis C revolutionized care for millions of Americans living with the deadly liver infection. The drugs came with a steep price

by Michelle

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October 16, 20180Comments

Medicare Advantage Riding High As New Insurers Flock To Sell To Seniors

Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Health care experts widely expected the Affordable Care Act to hobble Medicare Advantage, the government-funded private health plans that millions of seniors have chosen as an

October 10, 20180Comments

No More Secrets: Congress Bans Pharmacist ‘Gag Orders’ On Drug Prices

Susan Jaffe For years, most pharmacists couldn’t give customers even a clue about an easy way to save money on prescription drugs. But the restraints are coming off. When the cash price

October 1, 20180Comments

California’s Newly Minted Health Care Laws: Doctor Misconduct, Drug Prices, Kids’ Meals And More

Ana B. Ibarra, California Healthline California Gov. Jerry Brown, who faced the final bill-signing deadline of his gubernatorial career on Sunday, approved a variety of health care measures that will directly

July 16, 20180Comments

State Prisons Fail To Offer Cure To 144,000 Inmates With Deadly Hepatitis

Siraphob Thanthong-Knight State prisons across the U.S. are failing to treat at least 144,000 inmates who have hepatitis C, a curable but potentially fatal liver disease, according to a recent survey

July 3, 20180Comments

Out-Of-Pocket Costs Put HIV Prevention Drug Out Of Reach For Many At Risk

Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News and Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Public health officials are expanding efforts to get the HIV prevention pill into the hands of those at risk, in

October 10, 20170Comments

New Law Challenges ‘Evils’ Of Pharma Profits, California Governor Claims

By April Dembosky, KQED California Gov. Jerry Brown defied the drug industry Monday by signing a sweeping drug price transparency bill that will force drugmakers to publicly justify big price

October 4, 20170Comments

Hepatitis C Drug’s Lower Cost Paves Way For Medicaid, Prisons To Expand Treatment

By Michelle Andrews October 3, 2017 Valerie Green is still waiting to be cured. The Delaware resident was diagnosed with hepatitis C more than two years ago, but she doesn’t qualify yet

October 2, 20170Comments

Do Pharma’s Claims On Drug Prices Pass The Smell Test? We Found 5 Stinkers.

By Jay Hancock October 2, 2017 Drug companies launched an ad and publicity extravaganza this year right after President-elect Donald Trump said they “are getting away with murder” on sky-high pill

by Michelle

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