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Inside the assault on Medicare Advantage: White House cuts to the popular health plan raise prices and risk benefits for seniors
05 May 2024 10:19 GMT
… in MA usually enjoy prescription drug benefits, vision and dental care … primary care practices in Florida, Illinois, and Indiana while exploring other … 60% of Florida’s Medicare beneficiaries choose Medicare Advantage because it works …
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Weight-loss drug coverage for Illinois state workers could cost hundreds of millions of dollars
30 Apr 2024 11:56 GMT
… Illinois’ 12.8 million residents. State retirees enrolled in Medicare … of injectable weight-loss medications to state health insurance … that in 2024, prescription drug prices for the state … -loss drugs may not fully materialize. “Because these medications are …
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Medicare Part D
17 Apr 2024 19:57 GMT
… plans in 8 states (Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New … the number of high-cost drugs, drug price increases, and a change … and existing medications, and trends in Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket drug spending.
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For just about everyone, life is hard enough. However, talking about ending that life—especially when one is terminally ill—is just as difficult. Ten states have authorized medical aid in dying, although Illinois is not one of
08 Apr 2024 00:22 GMT
… aid in dying, although Illinois is not one of them … 3499), which activists hope the Illinois legislature passes during the spring … physician prescribe aid in dying medication that will allow the … for my medications and chemo. If we went on Medicare, a lot …
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Eli Lilly climbs on win for rival weight-loss drug, and we still feel good about Abbott Labs
29 Mar 2024 02:39 GMT
… Novo Nordisk's obesity medication Wegovy for the use of … be covered by a Medicare Part D drug benefit plan, but it … clinical trials show GLP-1 drugs deliver health benefits beyond weight … a really bad verdict in Illinois. The jury said Mead failed …
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Want to leave your Medicare Advantage Plan but feel stuck?
18 Mar 2024 07:45 GMT
… health conditions who have Medicare Advantage, limited provider … some services or medications.
While most Medicare Advantage enrollees are … -issue Medigap plans to Illinois residents. “Obviously, the … attention to doctors and drug coverage.
For guidance, …
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Health News Roundup: US FDA expands use of Bristol Myers' cancer therapy; Blinken calls for closer global cooperation on tackling synthetic drugs and more
15 Mar 2024 21:27 GMT
… baby formula case in Illinois
An Illinois jury has ordered Reckitt … . The jury in an Illinois state court in St. … on Narcotic Drugs (CND), which reviews global drug regulation and each … Healthcare hack
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS …
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10 races to watch in the 2024 Illinois primary election
11 Mar 2024 17:03 GMT
… efforts to lower prescription drug costs
Author Marianne Williamson, … in office as pursuing Medicare for All, pushing for … legislation in Washington, including Medicare for All and gun … of southern and eastern Illinois.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki …
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An Arm and a Leg: The Medicare Episode
11 Mar 2024 09:26 GMT
… ” where people can enter their medications. It sort of matches up … much for drugs.
And if I still want traditional Medicare — just about … area.
Where I live, in Illinois, it looks like there are …
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Illinois politicos sound off on President Biden’s State of the Union address
08 Mar 2024 06:53 GMT
… s efforts to cut drug prices.
“Giving Medicare the power to … companies take the very same drugs they make in the … end high prices for prescription drugs. He also said he … reaching communities throughout Illinois. Working families in Illinois are also bearing …