News To Know: Snooping Through Your Medicine Cabinet
Many Americans have applied for health insurance only to be rejected for unknown reasons. One explanation: insurers using your prescriptions against you. It turns out that databases with personal...
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According to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sharing prescriptions is commonplace in America. While it’s most common for women 18-44, overall 27% of men and 29% of...
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Drug Check
Once upon a time, we trusted that our doctors knew our all of our medications, and how they interacted. But now, trooping off to the cardiologist one day, and the gastroenterologist the next, with a...
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Which pill is which? Use the Pill Identifier tool.
Despite all our medical advancements, let’s face it: a lot of pills look alike. To make matters worse, sometimes pharmacists make mistakes and dispense the wrong prescription, which can have...
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Memo to Doctors: Why Are You Over-Drugging Seniors?
What the heck is going on with doctors in some parts of the country who prescribe risky drugs for older adults? According to an analysis of more than 6 million seniors on Medicare Advantage, more than...
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Are Brand Name Drugs Driving Up Medicare Spending?
By Ankita Rao, Staff Writer, Kaiser Health News A new study suggests that cash-strapped Medicare missed an opportunity to save more than $1 billion by not addressing the varying costs and use of...
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Automatic Prescription Refills: Helpful or Wasteful?
Prescription drug programs that automatically ship out refills at regular intervals can help older Americans follow doctor’s orders, according to business organizations that are lobbying against a...
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Medicare Drug Premiums Will Rise Just $1 a Month
The average monthly premium for a basic prescription drug plan under Medicare Part D will be just $1 higher next year, the government projects. What’s more, Medicare beneficiaries get some of the...
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What Rx Do You Get? It Might Depend Where You Live
By Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Where seniors live makes a difference not only in how much health care they receive but also the medications they’re prescribed — as some miss...
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Pay Less for Your Prescription Drugs
By Nicole Duritz The dog days of August are the most likely time for Medicare Part D participants to fall into the “doughnut hole” and see their prescription costs rise. With AARP resources, you can...
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AARP Report Finds Sky-High Drug Prices
Escalating drug prices have been making the news in recent months. In particular, the exorbitant price tags of two brand-name drugs used to treat Hepatitis C — Solvaldi and Harvoni — have ignited...
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Medicare Itemizes Its $103 Billion Drug Bill
The federal government popped the cap off drug spending on April 30, detailing doctor-by-doctor and drug-by-drug how Medicare and its beneficiaries spent $103 billion on pharmaceuticals in 2013. The...
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Drug Check
Once upon a time, we trusted that our doctors knew our all of our medications, and how they interacted. But now, trooping off to the cardiologist one day, and the gastroenterologist the next, with a...
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Which pill is which? Use the Pill Identifier tool.
Despite all our medical advancements, let’s face it: a lot of pills look alike. To make matters worse, sometimes pharmacists make mistakes and dispense the wrong prescription, which can have...
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Memo to Doctors: Why Are You Over-Drugging Seniors?
What the heck is going on with doctors in some parts of the country who prescribe risky drugs for older adults? According to an analysis of more than 6 million seniors on Medicare Advantage, more than...
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Are Brand Name Drugs Driving Up Medicare Spending?
By Ankita Rao, Staff Writer, Kaiser Health News A new study suggests that cash-strapped Medicare missed an opportunity to save more than $1 billion by not addressing the varying costs and use of...
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Automatic Prescription Refills: Helpful or Wasteful?
Prescription drug programs that automatically ship out refills at regular intervals can help older Americans follow doctor’s orders, according to business organizations that are lobbying against a...
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Medicare Drug Premiums Will Rise Just $1 a Month
The average monthly premium for a basic prescription drug plan under Medicare Part D will be just $1 higher next year, the government projects. What’s more, Medicare beneficiaries get some of the...
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Pay Less for Your Prescription Drugs
By Nicole Duritz The dog days of August are the most likely time for Medicare Part D participants to fall into the “doughnut hole” and see their prescription costs rise. With AARP resources, you can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AARP Report Finds Sky-High Drug Prices
Escalating drug prices have been making the news in recent months. In particular, the exorbitant price tags of two brand-name drugs used to treat Hepatitis C — Solvaldi and Harvoni — have ignited...
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