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Democrats Introduce Bill to Create Public Medicare “Part E”
18 Jun 2025 04:25 GMT
… Medicare.1 Senators Jeff Merkley (D, Oregon) and Chris Murphy (D, Connecticut … spending in traditional Medicare and enhanced premium … allow Medicare to negotiate better prices for prescription drugs.
… to let Americans choose Medicare. News release. News …
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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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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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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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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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Trump's order on US drug prices: What's in it, and will it work?
12 May 2025 22:33 GMT
… and poor, known as Medicare and Medicaid respectively.
In … look on: (L-R) Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz … drugs to treat mental illness.
However, any potential reduction in drug … professor at the University of Connecticut, said that the results …
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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 have … a disability. The federal Medicare program focuses primarily on … rebates, or discounts, with drug manufacturers, and by getting … instead.
Sean Scanlon, the Connecticut comptroller, said that not …
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What Older Adults Need to Know About Possible Tariffs on Prescription Drugs
29 Apr 2025 13:37 GMT
… University in New Haven, Connecticut. "We were trying … Name Brand vs. Generic Drugs
Drug approval in the U.S … blood pressure and cholesterol medications. Generic drugs are more commonly … out of pocket for drugs through Medicare coverage may not …