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Commentary: Expanding Medicare Coverage for Anti-Obesity Medications Is Smart Policy—For Health and Taxpayers
30 Apr 2025 05:20 GMT
… with enormous financial consequences.
Tennessee ranks among the most … coverage for anti-obesity medications could save the program … Tennesseans rely on Medicare, Medicaid, or TennCare—meaning they … coverage for anti-obesity medications is a bipartisan, common …
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RFK stumps for overdose prevention in Nashville as Tennessee’s death rate declines
25 Apr 2025 10:48 GMT
… the Rx and Illicit drug Summit, Thursday, April 24 … to the overdose reversal drug. “We need good fentanyl … drugs.
In Tennessee, there is often strong community opposition to medication … especially for those enrolled in Medicaid programs like TennCare. However …
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TN bill protecting medications in federal drug discount program heads to Gov. Lee’s desk
24 Apr 2025 23:00 GMT
… Tennessee Senate.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill that aims to protect medications … available to Tennesseans through a federal drug discount … drug costs. Pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid need to sell outpatient drugs …
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White Tennessee GOP rep calls Texas Democrat Al Green, 77, ‘boy’ in putdown
22 Apr 2025 05:06 GMT
… local Christian group last week, Tennessee representative Diana Harshbarger joked about … ' reported plans to cut Medicaid by pointing his cane and … federal charges of distributing misbranded drugs from China to kidney-dialysis …
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'Drug Take Back Day' helps clear out unwanted pills in Missouri
21 Apr 2025 08:37 GMT
… Cox Health, warned prescription drug misuse contributes heavily to … cabinets.
Hagan emphasized "Drug Take Back Day" … get rid of unwanted medications.
"Previously government … for respite services across Tennessee.
Medicaid is jointly funded by …
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Questions mount over federal drug discount program
10 Apr 2025 20:11 GMT
… drug program designed to help low-income patients pay for medication … Senate Bill 1414, sponsored by Tennessee state Sen. Richard Briggs, R … small hospitals that have higher Medicaid and uninsured rates, said … people are buying these drugs at a lower price …
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Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. But what does Medicaid actually do?
07 Apr 2025 13:29 GMT
… the United States, receive Medicaid benefits.
2. Medicaid eligibility varies from state … 105% in Tennessee. In Alabama, people can only get Medicaid if they … as prescription drugs and physical therapy, they want to cover.
Medicaid is …
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Lawmakers propose bipartisan bill facilitating seniors’ medication access
31 Mar 2025 10:18 GMT
… Medicaid Services (CMS), which allowed Medicare patients to receive crucial medications … complicated access to prescribed drugs for patients with … can mail essential medications directly to their … by seniors in rural Tennessee in reaching pharmacists. …
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NAMI Tennessee to rally for Day on the Hill for mental-health care
25 Mar 2025 07:02 GMT
… Alliance on Mental Illness-Tennessee, said her grassroots … Senate that would grant medication prescriptive authority to psychologists, … key legislation, starting with Tennessee's first … success in getting higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for providers, …
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Cutting Medicaid could worsen overdose deaths — and erase recent progress in treating addiction
21 Mar 2025 09:16 GMT
… drug policy seems to largely be focused on the criminalization of drugs … decision. In West Virginia and Tennessee, for example, two states where … the country.
Medicaid funding not only expands access to medication-assisted treatment …