Medicare caps seniors drug expenses: What you need to know
Medicare recipients who take expensive prescriptions will get a break this year with a $2,000 cap on drug costs.
As drugstores close, more people are left in ‘pharmacy deserts’
Shuttered drugstores pose a particular threat to older adults, who take more medications than younger people and often rely ...
Medicare’s new drug price cap kicks in Jan. 1
A key cost-saving provision of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) goes into effect in the new year, limiting annual out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs to $2,000 for Medicare beneficiaries.
Access to medication is increasingly being dictated by preferred pharmacy networks
Major insurers say the deals are essential to controlling costs, but critics say they may be driving up costs and unfairly ...
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Medicare $2,000 prescription drug cap starts Jan. 1
Medicare's $2,000 prescription drug cap will take effect at the start of the new year. Why it matters: The yearly limit on ...
Is Walgreens Stock a Buy?
That said, Walgreens does have some opportunities. Any PBM regulation would likely be good for it, while the store closure plan is a positive. Meanwhile, it has assets it could possibly sell, ...
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US drugstores vanish as pressures mount on business model
At the rear of the store, business at pharmacy counters is being squeezed by stingier drug reimbursement rates and pharmacist ...
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The Walmart Effect
No corporation looms as large over the American economy as Walmart. It is both the country’s biggest private employer, known for low pay, and its biggest retailer, known for low prices.
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FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?
Phenylephrine-based sprays will also remain on pharmacy shelves. The experts who challenged the drug’s effectiveness say it’s quickly broken down and rendered ineffective when it hits the stomach.
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FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work — so what does?
Phenylephrine-based sprays will also remain on pharmacy shelves. The experts who challenged the drug’s effectiveness say it’s quickly broken down and rendered ineffective when it hits the stomach.
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Pharmacy benefit manager reform fails to make the cut in federal funding package
For a moment, it looked like Congress would actually enact reforms of controversial pharmacy ... drugs and how much they compensate pharmacies. It would have removed the connection between the ...