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Medicare drug plans are getting better next year
2 months ago

Medicare drug plans are getting better next year

LA Times  

Every year, Medicare officials encourage beneficiaries to shop around for their prescription drug coverage. “I might be able to afford fresh fruit in the wintertime.” The act, a climate and healthcare law that President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris promote on the campaign trail as one of their administration’s greatest accomplishments, radically redesigned Medicare’s drug benefit, called Part D, …

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Your employer may start covering weight-loss drugs soon
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Your employer may start covering weight-loss drugs soon

CNN  

CNN — Hoping your company will begin paying for anti-obesity medications like Wegovy? While employers typically cover the medications for diabetes, fewer of them do so for weight loss, in part because of the drugs’ high prices — which have also limited Americans’ access to them. Hollie Adams/Reuters Still, more than a quarter of employers are considering adding coverage for …

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Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding
6 months ago

Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding

LA Times  

Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. While African Americans continue to have the highest HIV rates in the United States overall, Latinos made up the largest share of new HIV diagnoses and infections among gay and bisexual men in 2022, per the most recent data available, compared with other racial and …

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"We’re flying blind": CDC has 1M bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of COVID missteps
6 months ago

"We’re flying blind": CDC has 1M bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of COVID missteps

Salon  

It’s been nearly three months since the U.S. government announced an outbreak of the bird flu virus on dairy farms. “We’ve got roughly a million available now,” he said, “and expect 1.2 million more in the next two months.” But Nuzzo and other researchers are concerned because the CDC and public health labs aren’t generally where doctors order tests from. …

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1 in 8 adults in the US has taken Ozempic or another GLP-1 drug, KFF survey finds
7 months, 2 weeks ago

1 in 8 adults in the US has taken Ozempic or another GLP-1 drug, KFF survey finds

CNN  

CNN — About 1 in 8 adults in the United States has used a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic or Mounjaro at some point in their life, and half of them – about 6% of adults, or more than 15 million people – are currently using a prescription, according to new survey data from KFF. But about 2 in 5 adults …

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Ozempic, Wegovy: Sanders launches Senate investigation into ‘outrageously high’ pricing of drugs
8 months ago

Ozempic, Wegovy: Sanders launches Senate investigation into ‘outrageously high’ pricing of drugs

CNN  

CNN — Sen. Bernie Sanders is taking aim at the high prices of the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. The Vermont senator, an independent who has long called out drug manufacturers for their costly products, is launching an investigation into the “outrageously high prices” Novo Nordisk charges for the drugs. “Further, if the prices for these products are not substantially …

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Medicare spending on Ozempic and similar diabetes drugs soars, study finds, and it could end up costing seniors
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Medicare spending on Ozempic and similar diabetes drugs soars, study finds, and it could end up costing seniors

CNN  

CNN — Medicare shelled out $5.7 billion on Ozempic and other similar diabetes drugs in 2022, up from $57 million in 2018, according to a new KFF analysis. “These drugs offer substantial potential health benefits, but the combination of intense demand, new uses, and high prices for these treatments is likely to place tremendous pressure on Medicare spending, Part D …

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The FTC is attacking drugmakers’ "patent thickets"
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The FTC is attacking drugmakers’ "patent thickets"

Salon  

The Federal Trade Commission has challenged the validity of over 100 drug product patents, focusing on devices used to deliver medicines, like inhalers and autoinjectors, in an effort to increase competition and potentially lower some prices. “Companies who haven’t received a letter from us challenging a patent shouldn’t think they’re off the hook.” “The underlying statute is not clear about …

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Medicare Advantage Enrollment is up in SoCal and Nationwide, and More Plan Options are Becoming Available
1 year, 2 months ago

Medicare Advantage Enrollment is up in SoCal and Nationwide, and More Plan Options are Becoming Available

LA Times  

Medicare is big business. During the Annual Election Period - which runs from October 15 to December 7 - enrollees have the choice to change prescription drug plans, enroll in Medicare Advantage plans or return to Original Medicare. In Southern California, Medicare Advantage enrollment figures surpass statewide averages and are similar to the highest rates of enrollment - plans account …

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5 things to know about the new drug pricing negotiations
1 year, 3 months ago

5 things to know about the new drug pricing negotiations

Salon  

The Biden administration has picked the first 10 high-priced prescription drugs subject to federal price negotiations, taking a swipe at the powerful pharmaceutical industry. But that would be true only if companies aren't already pricing their drugs as high as the private market will bear, said Tricia Neuman, executive director of KFF's program on Medicare policy. At least six drug …

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Recovery from addiction is a journey. There’s no one-and-done solution
1 year, 6 months ago

Recovery from addiction is a journey. There’s no one-and-done solution

Salon  

The atmosphere inside the Allen House is easygoing as residents circulate freely through the hallways, meet in group sessions, or gather on a large outdoor patio that features a dirt volleyball court with an oversize net. At a time when drug use is among the nation's gravest public health crises, a visit to the Allen House offers key lessons: Addiction …

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Opinion: As the US inches toward Covid vaccines for its youngest, a pediatrician weighs in
2 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: As the US inches toward Covid vaccines for its youngest, a pediatrician weighs in

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Julie Morita, a pediatrician, is executive vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and member of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee to the Director. Since vaccines were authorized for children ages 5-11 seven months ago, less than 30% have completed their primary two-dose series, according to data from the US Centers …

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