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Medicare Update: Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Expand Health Care Program
17 Jun 2025 23:51 GMT
… Oregon and Chris Murphy of Connecticut introduced companion legislation in the … applied to Medicare Part E premiums.
Medicare would be required to negotiate drug prices … , Fong said. And Medicare also does not cover prescription drugs, which must be …
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Ask Kerry: Yahoo Finance readers weigh in on Medicare and more
14 Jun 2025 13:05 GMT
… . The exceptions are New York, Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts. There is … older adults is that traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage do not cover … by Medicare Parts A, B, C (Medicare Advantage), and D (prescription drug coverage …
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2025 WalletHub Drug Use Rankings
12 Jun 2025 17:08 GMT
… severe drug problems, according to our 2025 rankings, are:
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… into other drugs—whether illegal street drugs or counterfeit prescription medications. That is … , U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid …
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AMA to advocate for improved Medicare payments when high-cost devices are used at OBLs
11 Jun 2025 21:45 GMT
… Bridgeport Hospital in Connecticut, the problem lies in how Medicare structures payments … imaging catheters, and atherectomy or drug coated balloons for guide wires …
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State Drug Transparency Laws - 2025 Update
03 Jun 2025 21:12 GMT
… line with the updated Medicare Part D threshold. Drugs introduced before Jan … the notice of the penalty.
Connecticut: HB 6669 updates the WAC … Human Services, Compliance Actions – Prescription Drug Price Disclosure Program, Current Disciplinary …
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Trump’s Drug Price Mandate Revived as U.S. Lawmakers Push for Comprehensive Reform
24 May 2025 08:35 GMT
… times more for common medications than patients abroad. … Most Favored Nation Prescription Drug policy, requiring pharmaceutical … authorized Medicare to negotiate prices for select drugs beginning … of the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy.
Meanwhile …
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Individual Is Charged With a Variety of Serious Federal Charges Related to Medications
23 May 2025 17:23 GMT
… scheme established licensed wholesale drug distribution companies in Connecticut, Florida, New … the medications were billed to health insurers upon being dispensed, including Medicare … to deliver adulterated and misbranded drugs, conspiracy to traffic in …
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State health plan shortfall points to challenge of expensive weight loss drugs
21 May 2025 08:20 GMT
… manages state employee prescription drug coverage, announced that beginning … 798 non-Medicare members using GLP-1 drugs for weight … Europeans for the same medication, and the ultimate solution … is an imperfect measurement.
Connecticut’s state health insurance …
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Most people eligible for injectable weight loss drugs can’t get them, Yale study finds
15 May 2025 21:44 GMT
… treatment.”
The class of medications called glucagon-like peptide … cardiovascular disease. The injectable drugs include semaglutide (Ozemoic, Wegovy … loss, its coverage by Medicare Part D is limited … May 15, 2025 by Connecticut Public.
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InnovationRx: Trump’s Drug Pricing Executive Order Is More Bluster Than Substance
14 May 2025 16:02 GMT
… mention of tools such as Medicare price negotiation under the … Inflation Reduction Act or a Medicare pilot allowed by the … gatekeepers on what drugs are included on approved drug lists known as … hospitals in New York and Connecticut.
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