… 2025, Medicare Part D drug plan premiums rose by 28% for North Carolina seniors … stricter controls on which diabetes drugs are covered, and many are … certain cancer treatments, immunotherapies, heart medications, and rare disease treatments. One …

… A Starting Point and NCSL, North Carolina Sen. Jim Burgin (R) … , Medicaid coverage for these drugs remains limited, with only … of August 2024, while Medicare prohibits it entirely. Burgin … 1s and similar weight loss medications. Michaelson Jenet stresses the …

… Veterans Affairs health centers in North Carolina and Virginia, only 2% … ’s position means that Medicare and many private insurers … notably steroids and prostate cancer drugs. When a scan reveals … , doctors may prescribe oral medications like Fosamax or Actonel, …

… filings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the cost … rate hikes to rising hospital, drug, and labor costs, as well … 2.3 California 1.8 North Carolina 1.1 Georgia 1.0 …

… from the inside,” the North Carolina-based physician told me last … local United-owned Optum. Now Medicare-eligible, she finds herself – … onto an AARP UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage PPO plan by … when he recommended a new medication for bone density in …

… Rep. Chuck Edwards in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. … Edwards voted for cuts to Medicare. “My major concern … and not cutting programs like Medicare and fully funding FEMA, … see startups doing drug discovery in Western North Carolina. There’s a …

… . Loudoun United FC will host North Carolina FC Saturday at Segra Field … workers at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services t0 return … permission to conduct strikes on drug cartels, an expansion of “the …

… to care, or prescription drug affordability boards (PDABs), patients … access their medication.” Often, AFPs get charity drugs for free … and communities. “The North Carolina Treasurer’s Report was … by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under …

… his Substack from Boone, North Carolina and  Salt Lake City, … as an Investigational New Drug. This category already … has clearance from the Drug Enforcement Administration. The bill … that companies  managing private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans …

… was delivering lower drug prices for Americans with Medicare, and slashing Medicaid … ’t limited to protesting. In North Carolina, seniors showed up at the …