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Baldest states: New data on where men fill hair-loss medication prescriptions the most
29 Oct 2025 22:23 GMT
… , New York, and California.
West Virginia sits at the bottom, with … 44 are for hair-loss drugs. That is five times … explicitly excludes medications for cosmetic purposes or hair growth.
Medicaid: Access …
Minoxidil is a topical drug applied directly to the scalp …
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Dickenson officials name new operator for drug treatment facility
27 Oct 2025 09:59 GMT
… has one of the highest drug overdose death rates in … to help people get off drugs so they can recover … helped develop multiple facilities in West Virginia, New Hampshire, Indiana and … to the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services Division of Program …
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Rural Hospitals Rely on ‘340b’ Drug Discounts
27 Oct 2025 02:49 GMT
… which found that the 340B Drug Pricing Program provided almost $ … Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and West Virginia have been out front in … want to sell those drugs to Medicaid and Medicare.
PhRMA has … pay a discounted price for medications. But under the proposal, …
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Federal judge strikes down controversial HHS rule redefining sex discrimination to include ‘gender identity’
28 Oct 2025 20:31 GMT
… health benefit exchanges, recipients of Medicaid and Medicare, and others from … refusal to provide procedures or medications for gender transition is not … , South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The Heritage Foundation’s Roger …
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The Evolving Telepharmacy Dispensing Landscape
28 Oct 2025 15:50 GMT
… manages prescription verification, drug utilization review, and … Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia—either lack comprehensive telepharmacy laws … substances (Schedule II–V drugs) remains one of … improves medication adherence by 15% to 25%, with Medicaid …
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MAHA, Medicalization, Karma, and Control
28 Oct 2025 13:59 GMT
… drugs but does not mention other classes of psychiatric medications … would spend billions on that drug (interestingly enough, Ozempic … well as billions in Medicaid spending. If MAHA really … health nurse working in West Virginia, illustrates just how dire …
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What to know about ACA open enrollment
28 Oct 2025 10:17 GMT
… have also cited higher drug prices and hospital costs, … growing; and drug prices are high,… congressional districts in Wyoming, West Virginia, Connecticut and Illinois where … who are ineligible for Medicaid coverage were particularly reliant …
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<![CDATA[States Push Forward on Insurance Mandates for GLP-1 and Obesity Treatments]]>
27 Oct 2025 22:42 GMT
… for GLP-1 drugs in the state medical plan.
• West Virginia HB 2912 … coverage of GLP-1 medications to state Medicaid plans. This bill passed … state’s Medicaid plan. Virginia currently covers GLP-1 medications for the …
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Why the ACA needs young people — and the looming 'death spiral' for health insurance
26 Oct 2025 15:18 GMT
… 64-year-old in West Virginia who needs expensive medications tells NPR she … increasing with looming cuts to Medicaid from President Trump's …
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Morrisey trips fuel conflict-of-interest concern stemming from first lady's lobbying
25 Oct 2025 10:22 GMT
… against Cardinal Health, West Virginia’s leading supplier of … nonexistent studies on medication advertising and drugs prescribed for children … its sales consulting for drug manufacturers that spurred … historically deep cuts to Medicaid projected to eliminate …