AvatarMichael HinsleyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCBO: Letting Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices Would Save US Nearly $290 Billiontruthout.org - Jon QueallyThe Congressional Budget Office said Friday that a pending proposal by Senate Democrats to allow Medicare to negotiate directly with drug companies …
AvatarMichael HinsleyAvatarAvatarDrug companies will have to start refunding Medicare for certain drugs that get thrown outSTAT - Bob HermanStarting next year, pharmaceutical companies will have to repay Medicare for any unused amount of drugs that come in single-dose vials. The mandate …
AvatarMichael HinsleyAvatarAvatarWhy Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Are Having Trouble Getting Their Meds Post-Roeverified_publisherSelf - Maggie O'NeillMethotrexate helps with extremely painful symptoms. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, people who take a prescription drug called methotrexate—an …
AvatarMichael HinsleyAvatarAvatarCalifornia To Make Its Own Insulin, Lowering Costs For DiabeticsHuffPost - Lydia O'Connor“Nothing epitomizes market failures more than the cost of insulin,” Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Thursday that the state will start producing its own insulin, lowering the price of an essential treatment that typically costs people with diabetes …
AvatarMichael HinsleyAvatarAvatarPharmacies Are Refusing to Fill Prescriptions That Contain 'Abortifacients'Jezebel - Kady Ruth AshcraftPatients are being denied access to methotrexate in states that are trying to restrict or ban abortion.
AvatarMichael HinsleyAvatarAvatarAbortion Pill Won’t Be the Only One Restricted by State Bansverified_publisherBloomberg Opinion - By Lisa JarvisIt’s not yet two weeks since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and already the ruling is impeding people’s access to drugs — including drugs not being used for abortions. State trigger laws now going into effect are of course making it harder and sometimes illegal for women to get medication …
AvatarMichael HinsleyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSeeking to Kick-Start Biden’s Agenda, Schumer Unveils a Bill for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations - KFF Health Newsverified_publisherkhn.org - By Michael McAuliffDemocratic senators on Wednesday took a formal step toward reviving President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, starting with a measure to let Medicare …
AvatarMichael HinsleyAvatarAvatarDoctors Are Denying People Life-Saving Drugs Due to Potential 'Abortifacients'Jezebel - Audra HeinrichsIn the wake of Roe falling, people suffering from lupus, arthritis, and long covid are struggling to access their medication. Since the Supreme Court …
AvatarMichael HinsleyAvatarAvatarHow do painkillers work? Pain scientists explain, from ibuprofen to fentanylInverse - The ConversationNot every painkiller works for every type of pain. Without the ability to feel pain, life is more dangerous. To avoid injury, pain tells us to use a …
AvatarMichael HinsleyAvatarAvatarAnebulo Pharma says study supports development of its pill as an antidote for cannabis intoxicationSTAT - Adam FeuersteinAnebulo Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday that a single dose of its experimental pill blunted the effects of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in …
AvatarMichael HinsleyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDrug combo combats leukemia by attacking faulty cellular powerhousesverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Michael IrvingResearchers have homed in on new compounds that are effective at killing leukemia. The drug candidates shut down faulty mitochondria in the cancerous …
AvatarMichael HinsleyAvatarAvatarU.S. judge rules in favour of 3 drug distributors in West Virginia opioid lawsuitGlobal News - By John RabyA federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of three major U.S. drug distributors in a landmark lawsuit that accused them of causing a health crisis by …