Angry patients spur new state watchdogs to bring down drug prices
By Anna Claire Vollers Contributing Writer (Stateline.org) — Spurred by fed-up consumers, states are trying to curb spiraling prescription drug costs by assembling special public boards to investigate and regulate pricing. Big Pharma’s Monopoly On Ozempic Threatens Access To Diabetes Drug In Communities Of Color
// By Andre Johnson Black Americans suffer from obesity at disproportionate rates, but the popular weight-loss drug Ozempic isn’t available in many inner-city neighborhoods. An obscure industry — compounding pharmacies — have ... Survey finds Black adults develop unique coping skills for racism
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Black adults in the United States often develop distinctive coping skills by adulthood to handle the chronic stress of racism, according to a ... Louisiana mandates insurance coverage for menopause, perimenopause treatment
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana will require Medicaid and private health insurance plans to cover menopause and perimenopause treatment. The new law should ease access to hormone replacement therapy ... The Supreme Court just limited federal power. Health care is feeling the shockwaves.
By Stephanie Armour Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — A landmark Supreme Court decision that reins in federal agencies’ authority is expected to hold dramatic consequences for the nation’s health care system, calling into ... Older women are different than older men. Their health is woefully understudied.
By Judith Graham Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) —Late last year, the Biden administration promised to address this problem with a new effort called the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. That inspires ... Americans with HIV are living longer. Federal spending isn’t keeping up.
By Sam Whitehead Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Malcolm Reid recently marked the anniversary of his HIV diagnosis on Facebook. “Diagnosed with HIV 28 years ago, AND TODAY I THRIVE,” he wrote ... Thousands of children got tested for lead with faulty devices: What parents should know
By Julie Appleby Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately ...
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By Anna Claire Vollers Contributing Writer (Stateline.org) — Spurred by fed-up consumers, states are trying to curb spiraling prescription drug costs by assembling special public boards to investigate and regulate pricing. Big Pharma’s Monopoly On Ozempic Threatens Access To Diabetes Drug In Communities Of Color
// By Andre Johnson Black Americans suffer from obesity at disproportionate rates, but the popular weight-loss drug Ozempic isn’t available in many inner-city neighborhoods. An obscure industry — compounding pharmacies — have ... Survey finds Black adults develop unique coping skills for racism
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Black adults in the United States often develop distinctive coping skills by adulthood to handle the chronic stress of racism, according to a ... Louisiana mandates insurance coverage for menopause, perimenopause treatment
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana will require Medicaid and private health insurance plans to cover menopause and perimenopause treatment. The new law should ease access to hormone replacement therapy ... The Supreme Court just limited federal power. Health care is feeling the shockwaves.
By Stephanie Armour Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — A landmark Supreme Court decision that reins in federal agencies’ authority is expected to hold dramatic consequences for the nation’s health care system, calling into ... Older women are different than older men. Their health is woefully understudied.
By Judith Graham Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) —Late last year, the Biden administration promised to address this problem with a new effort called the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. That inspires ... Americans with HIV are living longer. Federal spending isn’t keeping up.
By Sam Whitehead Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Malcolm Reid recently marked the anniversary of his HIV diagnosis on Facebook. “Diagnosed with HIV 28 years ago, AND TODAY I THRIVE,” he wrote ... Thousands of children got tested for lead with faulty devices: What parents should know
By Julie Appleby Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately ...
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