CHICAGO (Reuters) – When Medicare prescription drug insurance was created in 2003, the idea that beneficiaries with very high drug costs should pick up 5 percent...
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CINCINNATI (Reuters) – When Danny Reagan was 13, he began exhibiting signs of what doctors usually associate with drug addiction. He became agitated, secretive and withdrew...
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Perjeta is now available for advanced breast cancer A drug used to treat advanced breast cancer has been approved for...
The hope is that pooling all the Medicaid recipients can lead to better deals. Under federal law, state Medicaid programs already get a rebate of at...
It’s not clear why women are becoming disproportionately affected. (iStock) The drug overdose death rate among women in the U.S. has greatly increased, according to data...
America’s drug crisis is taking a deadly toll on a group you might not expect: middle-aged women. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control...
Bad Boys 3, aka Bad Boys for Life, is going to pit Will Smith and Martin Lawrence up against a new drug cartel. Fans of the...
Health Minister Adrian Dix says British Columbia has taken a “long overdue step forward” to help lower-income households handle the cost of prescription drugs. Dix says...
