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Sep 15 2020
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'I was floored': Coronavirus test prices charged by some hospitals and labs stun consumers, spur questions
When Lisa Robertson sought coronavirus testing for her college athlete daughter, a pediatrician recommended a small, independent pharmacy in Arlington, Virginia.
Preston’s Pharmacy charged $35 to take a nasal swab specimen and sent it off to a lab, Principle Diagnostics, for quick results. The lab billed her insurance company $864 – more than eight times than what the federal Centers
USA TODAYJan 07 2020
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Major drugstore chains sue doctors in sprawling federal opioid case
Major drugstore chains — which face an October trial in the mammoth federal opioid litigation — have sued doctors across northeast Ohio, claiming that physicians are the real culprits in the nation’s deadly drug epidemic.
CVS, Walgreen Co., Walmart, Rite Aid and other major pharmacy chains said opioid prescribers bear responsibility for the prescription narcotic crisis, but unlike the
Washington PostMar 19 2021
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Eminent HIV doctor to lead vaccine equity efforts at CDC
A top HIV/AIDS doctor and gay activist has been named to a new position at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overseeing vaccine equity efforts, according to a person familiar with the move and an internal memo, underscoring the agency’s efforts to address racial and other disparities threatening the nation’s immunization effort.
Demetre Daskalakis, who had been director of
Washington PostMar 16 2021
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Support for Medicaid expansion grows in South Dakota, one of the last red state holdouts
At several points last year, Louise Snodgrass experienced some COVID-like symptoms, but worried each time how much testing or treatment would cost without health insurance.
“I would have set up a doctor’s appointment if I had insurance,” said Snodgrass, 26, who works two jobs to make ends meet in Brookings, South Dakota. “Instead I sat there thinking, ‘What the heck am I going to do? I
PBS NewsHourOct 20 2021
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White House rolls out plan to vaccinate kids ages 5 to 11 against Covid
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced its plan for vaccinating children ages 5 to 11 ahead of the FDA’s anticipated emergency use authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for kids in that age range.
The administration has procured enough vaccine for 28 million children of that age group, which will be given by more than 25,000 pediatric and primary care providers, the White House
NBC News DigitalMay 27 2020
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Physicians, ACLU sue FDA over abortion pill limits
A group of medical providers represented by the American Civil Liberties Union sued the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, challenging federal requirements that limit how medication abortions are dispensed.
The medical group coalition, led by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, opposes an FDA restriction on mifepristone, a drug used to end a pregnancy or for
Roll CallJul 28 2020
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President Trump's Executive Orders on Prescription Drug Pricing
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
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On July 24th, 2020, President Trump signed four executive orders that aim to lower prescription drug costs and ensure greater access to medications.According to a White House press release, "the first Order Abridge NewsJan 20 2021
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COVID-19 vaccine rollouts are lagging. Here's what states are doing to pick up the pace
A growing number of states that have struggled to speedily distribute the COVID-19 vaccine are enlisting the National Guard for help.
Washington is the latest. Governor Jay Inslee on Monday said he would deploy the Guard to set up mass-vaccination sites, with a goal of ramping up to 45,000 inoculations a day from a current daily average of only 12,000. Previously, Like most states,
CBS News (Online)May 01 2013
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Drug Agency Lowers Age for Next-Day Birth Control
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it would make the most widely known morning-after pill available without a prescription to girls and women ages 15 and older, and also make the pill available on drugstore shelves, instead of keeping it locked up behind pharmacy counters.
New York Times (News)Oct 20 2021
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White House lays out plan to vaccinate kids ages 5 to 11
The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined its plan to vaccinate millions of kids ages 5 to 11 as soon as the COVID-19 shot is approved for younger children, readying doses and preparing locations ahead of the busy holiday season.
It is working to set up vaccination clinics in more than 100 children's hospital systems nationwide as well as doctor's offices, pharmacies and
Reuters