Analysis: Prescription drug cost relief for seniors remains a contentious issueBOB EDWARDS
Editorial: Canadian association on gerontology policy statement: Seniors and prescription drugs Drug expenditures are responsible for an increasing proportion of Canadian health care cost, 9.9 billion in 1993(2) and 14 billion in 1996. Approximately o... R Tamblyn - Canadian journal on aging = La...
Top Discount Prescription Cards for Seniors Are Prescription Discount Cards Worth It? Our Verdict Prescription discount cards can significantly reduce the cost of your prescription medications, sometimes up to 90% off the retail price, according to our research. However, the amount of savings ...
Cost sharing of prescription drugs and demand for health-care utilization among seniors with rheumatoid arthritis [J]. Appl Econ Lett,2013,20(1) :23-27.Li, X., Anis, A.H.: Cost sharing of prescription drugs and demand for health-care utilization among seniors with rheumatoid arthritis. ...
Our findings suggest that concurrent use of prescription and nonprescription medications in older adults remains a public health problem and could be an important focal point for further improvements in drug safety for seniors. Our study has several limitations. First, methodological differences across ...
Dr. Peter Bach: What's shocking to me is half a billion dollars spent on this drug for seniors where there's no evidence that it's the right drug for any of them. We asked Dr. Peter Bach, who studies the cost and value of drugs at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York, to look ...
It's time for Congress to act. Rein in PBMs by requiring them to increase transparency, share discounts with seniors, and delink PBM profits from the cost of medicines in Medicare. Congress must pass S. 2973 and S. 3430 this year. Learn more. Eye on the FDA MORE E-CIG WARNINGS — ...
While Trump wants to tackle high drug prices in isolation,Sanders has a much more radical plan for “Medicare-for-all”— the expansion to the rest of the population of the government-backed plan for seniors. Elizabeth Warren, another senator and presidential candidate, supports this. Warren als...
The state of New Jersey offers two pharmaceutical assistance programs designed to help seniors with the cost of their prescription drugs. One’s income level determines if they are eligible for the Senior Gold program or the PAAD program. The Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program, or Senior ...
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