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This state isn’t waiting for Biden to negotiate drug prices
26 Mar 2024 12:28 GMT
… upper payment levels for drugs selected for price reviews. … say they often take on Medicaid and Medicare patients, or … Catholic hospital system based in Washington state, recorded a $1 billion … abortion drug could make it harder to access medication to …
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Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center unveils results of new blood test that detects colon cancer
21 Mar 2024 23:28 GMT
Researchers at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer … 15,000 to 20,000 Seattle-area homes per year. The … Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services …
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Renowned Washington state consumer program celebrates 45th anniversary
29 Feb 2024 18:23 GMT
… thousands of Medicare beneficiaries in Washington state with free, unbiased and confidential … , switching plans, getting prescription drug help and reporting Medicare fraud … ) and Medicare Advantage plans, Medicaid programs, employment-related health benefits …
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Portland, hard drugs and other experiments in direct democracy
04 Mar 2024 22:58 GMT
… small amounts of hard drugs in the state, legislators … Essentially what has happened is drugs in Oregon are the … areas.
Washington state, for example, struggled to pass new drug policy after … wage or expand access to Medicaid through the initiative process. …
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For Prisoners, Medicaid Waivers Permit Off-Site Care -- And Better Outcomes
27 Feb 2024 22:17 GMT
… healthcare. Since the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP … Loflin was arrested for drug possession in Savannah, … an incarcerated population, in Washington State, jails are required … medical privacy laws.Allowing Medicaid to cover incarcerated persons …
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How to Plan for the Obesity Drug Revolution
27 Feb 2024 21:47 GMT
… agonists through their states’ Medicaid plans.
Washington state lawmakers are considering Senate Bill … giant reinsurers depend on outside drug safety research and that insurers … spread of successful weight-loss drugs could affect commercial insurance claims …
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Make room for labor | Yakima school layoffs | Hilary vs. Emily
26 Mar 2024 16:31 GMT
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► From the Seattle Times — CEO Calhoun just … Delegates representing unions across Washington state will consider an endorsement … right to sue over medication — Supreme Court justices … Roll Call — Experts say Medicaid rebate change is behind inhaler …
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Smoking drugs now linked to more overdose deaths than injecting drugs, new report finds
18 Feb 2024 13:49 GMT
… , injecting, snorting or swallowing drugs, experts say. In some … a specific prescription for the medication. These orders include specific …
The drug is free in Louisiana for people on Medicaid, and … order might suggest.
The Seattle Times newspaper reported in …
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Why Are Health Costs Soaring in Washington State?
28 Dec 2023 04:13 GMT
… -thirds had either rationed medication, delayed or skipped care … Washington state government, have tried to reduce costs by promoting generic drugs … a chronic underfunding of Medicaid and Medicare by the … firms.
(c)2023 The Seattle Times. Distributed by Tribune …
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OHSU study co-authored by Vancouver addiction specialist finds addiction treatment scarce for teenagers in Washington, around U.S.
02 Feb 2024 14:50 GMT
… specialist for PeaceHealth in Vancouver, co-authored the study … only medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug … for-profit facilities accept Medicaid, compared with 83 percent … at PeaceHealth.
PeaceHealth in Vancouver currently offers treatment through …