… opioids, while many prescription addicts have transitioned to cheaper heroin. Under the ECHO Act, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department – which oversees Medicare and Medicaid – will review the mentoring programs and look at ways they could …
Category: Democrat
Undaunted by GOP control, Dayton plots how to seal a legacy
… Press in an interview this week. “I don’t intend to fade quietly into the dusk.” The 69-year-old governor said his health is back on track after several hip and back surgeries throughout his time in office and a health scare this spring – a brief …
Prognosis for Rx in 2017: more painful drug-price hikes
… his campaign about allowing Medicare to negotiate directly for prices on prescription drugs, something the federal health care plan for seniors can’t currently engage in. He also said he wants to allow Americans to buy drugs from other countries, …
Drug prices expected to soar 12 percent in 2017
… his campaign about allowing Medicare to negotiate directly for prices on prescription drugs, something the federal health care plan for seniors can’t currently engage in. He also said he wants to allow Americans to buy drugs from other countries, …
Connecticut Senator urges airlines to ban e-cigarettes from planes
As travel picks up for the holiday season, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal is looking to keep e-cigarettes from being allowed on planes, according to a report from the Hill.
Democrats
… cuts. Schumer promised “some heck of a hearing” for Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), President-elect Trump’s nominee to be Health and Human Services secretary. Schumer and Sanders both pointed out that while Trump campaigned on a promise to not touch …