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Trump's Plan for $200 Medicare Drug Cards Advances, Though Hurdles Remain
A big hurdle was cleared Monday in President Trump’s push to send $200 payment cards to Medicare beneficiaries to help with prescription drug costs.
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Some Companies Are Sending Employees to Mexico for Cheaper Prescription Drugs
The coronavirus pandemic has restricted cross-border travel. People looking for cheaper prescription drugs are still making the trip south. It’s all because of high drug prices in the United States.
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Trump's Election-Eve Drug Discounts for Seniors Get Snagged
President Donald Trump’s plan to mail millions of seniors a $200 prescription savings card has hit legal and budget roadblocks, making it unlikely the government can carry it out before Election Day
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Dem Report Finds Postal Service Changes Delay Prescription Drugs
Delivery of mail-order prescription drugs was delayed significantly this summer after the new postmaster general ordered major changes in U.S. Postal Service operations.
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California OKs Bill to Flex Power on Prescription Drugs
California lawmakers on Monday passed a bill to use the most populous state’s market power to lower the cost and increase the availability of prescription drugs for its nearly 40 million residents, with supporters citing the coronavirus pandemic as proof that more is needed to reduce shortages in drugs and other medical supplies.
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California Aims to Flex Market Power to Reduce Prices on Prescription Drugs
California lawmakers on Monday moved to use the most populous state’s market power to lower the cost and increase the availability of prescription drugs for its nearly 40 million residents, with supporters citing the coronavirus pandemic as proof that more is needed to reduce shortages in drugs and other medical supplies. The state Assembly approved legislation that would require the…
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Postal Service Delays of Prescription Drugs Put Lives at Risk
Jan Stowe saw countless patients go through withdrawals during her 40-year nursing career, but last month she experienced it herself when the U.S. Postal Service failed to deliver her medication for chronic back pain and muscle spasms.
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Lawmakers: Postal Changes Delay Mail-Order Medicine for Vets
Policy changes that slow delivery at the U.S. Postal Service are taking a toll on military veterans, who are reporting much longer wait times to receive mail-order prescription drugs.
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With No New Law to Curb Drug Costs, Trump Tries Own Changes
President Donald Trump has been unable to land the big deal he sought with Congress to curb drug costs
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California Could Be 1st State to Sell Own Prescription Drugs
California could become the first state with its own prescription drug label under a proposal Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Thursday.