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How California’s Crackdown on PBMs Could Raise, Not Lower, Drug Costs
22 Nov 2025 12:39 GMT
… serve consumers. They negotiate drug prices with large pharmaceutical companies … 0.4% of rebates in Medicare and between 9% and … risks of this approach. In Arkansas, a law barring PBMs … goal is to make prescription drugs more affordable, California should …
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Judge upholds SuperValu’s win vs Medicare prescription fraud claims
12 Nov 2025 04:35 GMT
… the government through inflated prescription drug prices.
In March, … price-matching system for generic drugs, launched in 2006.
… care programs like Medicaid and Medicare Part D.
That ruling … of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas; Goode Casseb Jones Riklin Choate …
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Arkansas hospitals, nursing homes, EMS providers seek federal rural health transformation funds
10 Nov 2025 16:16 GMT
… The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it … and certification for medication assistants.
Hospital systems’ applications
If Arkansas receives all … in five Northwest Arkansas counties.
In Northeast Arkansas, the Arkansas Methodist Medical …
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Americans pay highest prescription drug prices; it’s complicated
06 Nov 2025 08:51 GMT
… push back on controls of drug prices.
Drug companies don't … , etc. Most insurance companies, including Medicare, pay only around $2, less … Arkansas, because of legislation, Medicaid pays more fairly.
Where are the drugs …
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State Analyses: Medicare Drug Plan Premiums and Availability Under the Inflation Reduction Act
25 Sep 2025 08:22 GMT
… supply of the analyzed drugs and excluded those that … sheet below.
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
… set of medicines through the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (MDNP … covered Part D drugs. Part D drugs are typically picked …
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States make progress in removing barriers to opioid use disorder medications
03 Nov 2025 16:25 GMT
… authorization than those enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid. More than … , such as for specific drug types or prescription lengths. … states - New York, Arkansas, Colorado and Missouri - … prohibitions to naloxone, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses.
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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 … and red states like Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and West … to sell those drugs to Medicaid and Medicare.
PhRMA has claimed … pay a discounted price for medications. But under the proposal, …
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Medicare open enrollment runs Oct. 15 – Dec. 7, 2025
22 Oct 2025 07:36 GMT
… whether your doctors, hospitals and medications are still covered.
Decide if … , unbiased counseling service of the Arkansas Senior Health Insurance Information Program … list of prescription drugs when comparing Part D (drug) or Medicare Advantage plans …
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These States Have The Best—And Worst—Medicare Services
21 Oct 2025 16:04 GMT
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Beneficiaries with Medicare Advantage and add-on prescription drug plans in particular … , such as Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, and West Virginia, were more … be prescribed unnecessary and inappropriate medications, which could cause further health …
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Alabama sees poor ranking on state Medicare scorecard
17 Oct 2025 14:01 GMT
… income individuals pay prescription drug premiums and cost- … medications in 2023.
The use of high-risk drugs … states, with Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, West Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky … policymakers to ensure “clear Medicare coverage rules” and “ …