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Physician-assisted death becomes legal in Delaware
21 May 2025 13:05 GMT
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Individuals requesting the medication must administer the drugs to themselves, but … . | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY BRIANNA HILLThe medication cannot be purchased with Medicare and …
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Years of violations, but few consequences for Delaware psych hospital MeadowWood
16 May 2025 15:04 GMT
… discovered by Spotlight Delaware.
Spotlight Delaware examined 13 lawsuits … seven different medications “including antipsychotic and psychotropic medication,” which … use” of other drugs made it more difficult … for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( …
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Delaware outpaces its healthcare spending benchmark for third year in a row
03 May 2025 00:58 GMT
… pandemic.
Medicaid and Medicare costs makeup 65% of … following the pandemic, Delaware Department of Health and … Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Hospital inpatient and prescription drug … waiting for [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services] …
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Biden wanted Medicaid to pay for weight-loss drugs. Trump turned it back into an option.
01 May 2025 19:38 GMT
… high-priced medications for their residents.
The drugs, which … disability. The federal Medicare program focuses primarily on … , those states include California, Delaware, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, … or discounts, with drug manufacturers, and by getting …
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When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get To Leave, Too
28 Apr 2025 09:23 GMT
… supplemental benefits unavailable from traditional Medicare because the federal government pays … six months, CMS agreed.
Once Delaware’s insurance commissioner contacted CMS … free help choosing and using Medicare drug and Advantage plans.
Providers serving …
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Robbins: Why a drug affordability board would backfire
28 Apr 2025 17:05 GMT
… just to access the medications they need.
The Delaware Pharmacists Society is … -pocket costs associated with prescription drugs, particularly copays. It actively supports … companies to provide inflationary drug rebates to Medicare and more. This will …
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Biden wanted Medicaid to pay for weight-loss drugs. Trump just said it doesn’t have to.
28 Apr 2025 12:26 GMT
… high-priced medications for their residents.
The drugs, which … disability. The federal Medicare program focuses primarily on … , those states include California, Delaware, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, … or discounts, with drug manufacturers, and by getting …
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Physician-assisted death option nears finish line in Delaware
23 Apr 2025 12:59 GMT
… Individuals requesting the medication would have to administer the drugs to themselves … receive the medication.
Individuals requesting the medication must be Delaware residents, and … 40% of Delaware’s residents received either Medicaid or Medicare coverage, …
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Stand-Alone Drug Plans Cover a Larger Share of Medicare Part D Enrollees Living in the Most Rural Areas Than Medicare Advantage Plans
23 Apr 2025 20:13 GMT
… affordability of Part D drug coverage among Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in PDPs … , Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland) and the District … in stand-alone prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage drug plans in counties …
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Delaware state employee insurance to rise as UD splits
04 Apr 2025 12:54 GMT
… of expensive weight-loss medications known as GLP-1s, … Get the latest from Spotlight Delaware, with newsletters delivered right … active employees, pre-Medicare retirees and Medicare retirees.
The debate … starting to see these drugs being used for multiple …