For Medically Vulnerable Families, Inflation’s Squeeze Is Inescapable
For millions of Californians living with chronic diseases — such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer — or other debilitating conditions, inflation ...
Tag: Prescription Drugs
California Wants to Slash Insulin Prices by Becoming a Drugmaker. Can It Succeed?
California is diving into the prescription drug business, attempting to achieve what no other state has done: produce its own ...
Medicare Surprise: Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month
As early as three weeks after Medicare’s drug plan enrollment period ends on Dec. 7, insurance plans can change what ...
Patients Divided Over Alzheimer’s Drug: Is It a ‘Risk I’m Willing to Take’ or Just a ‘Magic Pill’?
If you listen to the nation’s largest Alzheimer’s disease advocacy organizations, you might think everyone living with Alzheimer’s wants unfettered ...
‘Somebody Is Gonna Die’: Medi-Cal Patients Struggle to Fill Prescriptions
A month into its debut, California’s new Medicaid prescription drug program is riddled with problems, leaving thousands of patients without ...
Clinics Say State’s New Medicaid Drug Program Will Force Them to Cut Services
California’s sweeping new program to buy prescription drugs for its nearly 14 million Medicaid patients has alarmed health clinics that ...
The Public Backs Medicare Rx Price Negotiation Even After Hearing Both Sides’ Views
As Congress debates cutting prescription drug costs, a poll released Tuesday found the vast majority of adults — regardless of ...