Prescription Drugs

Are You Spending More On Drugs?
By Karen Fletcher on November 1, 2014
Is there a pile of marketing mailers on your kitchen table? It must be the Annual Election Period (AEP),...
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Open Enrollment is Here! Do You Know Your Plan Changes for 2014?
By Karen Fletcher on October 17, 2014
Open Enrollment is upon us. Technically referred to as the Annual Election Period (AEP), this enrollment period runs from...
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Pharmacy Students Offer Free Clinics to Help Medicare Enrollees Save on Drug Costs; Offer Health Screenings
By Karen Fletcher on October 14, 2014
Clinics scheduled in Stockton, Tracy, Lodi, Berkeley, San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland One of our California Health Advocates...
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Why Do American Spend So Much on Prescription Drugs?
By Karen Fletcher on September 23, 2014
Did you know that although the U.S. comprises 5% of the world’s population, it holds 50% of pharmaceutical company...
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Are More Americans Dying from Too Many Medications?
By Karen Fletcher on August 20, 2014
This short infograph demonstrates both visually and statistically some disturbing facts of Americans being overmedicated, so much so that...
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Price of 1 Drug Could Equal an 8% Increase in Part D Drug Premiums…Oh, Look at That Squirrel!
By Karen Fletcher on June 17, 2014
Below is a humorous but sadly too true commentary on the outrageous prices of drugs and how the pharmaceutical...
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Why Can’t Medicare Negotiate Lower Drug Prices for Part D?
By Karen Fletcher on May 29, 2014
“Part D already costs about $80 billion a year and is on track to double by 2022 as benefits...
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CMS Proposes Dropping 2 Classes of Part D Covered Drugs & Limiting Plan Offerings
By Karen Fletcher on March 13, 2014
Here’s a short video from the Kaiser Family Foundation on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed changes...
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Are Americans Over Prescribed?
By Karen Fletcher on March 4, 2014
Below is an infographic with some disturbing facts about the cost and numbers of prescriptions Americans are taking. This...
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Celebrating Its 48th Year, Data Shows Medicare Program is Strong
By Karen Fletcher on July 30, 2013
A day before Medicare’s 48th birthday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new information confirming a...
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Are You Spending More On Drugs?

Open Enrollment is Here! Do You Know Your Plan Changes for 2014?

Pharmacy Students Offer Free Clinics to Help Medicare Enrollees Save on Drug Costs; Offer Health Screenings

Why Do American Spend So Much on Prescription Drugs?

Are More Americans Dying from Too Many Medications?

Price of 1 Drug Could Equal an 8% Increase in Part D Drug Premiums…Oh, Look at That Squirrel!

Why Can’t Medicare Negotiate Lower Drug Prices for Part D?

CMS Proposes Dropping 2 Classes of Part D Covered Drugs & Limiting Plan Offerings

Are Americans Over Prescribed?

Celebrating Its 48th Year, Data Shows Medicare Program is Strong

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