For millennials with chronic medical conditions—or those raising kids with chronic conditions—health care can be an enormous monthly expense. About 44 percent of older millennials born between 1981 and 1988 have at least one chronic health condition, including migraines, major depression and asthma, according to a 2021 survey of over 4,000 adults conducted by The…
US to Announce List of Drugs for Pricing Negotiations Sept. 1
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government will announce a list of 10 prescription drugs for which it plans to negotiate the prices for Medicare recipients on Sept. 1, and the prices a year later, a top Biden administration official said on Wednesday. President Joe Biden in August signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, which among its provisions…
US to Announce List of Drugs for Pricing Negotiations on Sept. 1
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government will announce a list of 10 prescription drugs for which it plans to negotiate the prices for Medicare recipients on Sept. 1, and the prices a year later, a top Biden administration official said on Wednesday. President Joe Biden in August signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, which among its provisions…
BC Pharmacists to Renew, Issue Prescriptions as Part of Reworked Health Plan
British Columbia is expanding the power of pharmacists to renew and issue prescriptions as part of a wide-ranging strategy to relieve pressure on family doctors and emergency departments. Pharmacists will be able to administer more vaccines and renew prescriptions for people who have lost their family doctors starting Oct. 14. Next spring, they will begin…
The Savings Game: How to Lower Your Prescription Drug Costs
By Elliot Raphaelson From Tribune Content Agency If you use Part D of Medicare to help cover your prescription costs, Medicare has recommended five ways to lower your costs. I’ll summarize them below and add a further recommendation. Consider Switching to a Generic Prescription If you are using a name-brand prescription that is expensive—the costs…
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