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Pharmacy benefit managers raised prices by over 1,000% on specialty drugs

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billion from 2017 to 2022, the FTC found, Walker and Whyte added. The pharmacy benefit managers are supposed to help keep drug costs low for employers and health insurers, they wrote. The markups helped the PBMs reap $7.3

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NC Senate budget plan filled with health care policy initiatives

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Since its launch in 2022, the program has provided assistance to nearly 30,000 people across three regions of the state. million in 2022 to more than 2.8 DHHS also asked for an additional $87 million to support the Healthy Opportunities Program , a pilot project providing services to people in three rural areas of the state.

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CSTE President Angela Dunn’s Presidential Priorities Tackle Connectedness and Community

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He had no health insurance and was essentially told there was nothing the doctors or staff could do for him. I understood at that moment that I needed to go into more of a public health policy realm to affect change for people rather than just one-on-one patient care, she said. And honestly, it's because CSTE brings us together.

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The Colorado Psychedelic Mushroom Experiment Has Arrived

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They included Mandy Grace, who received her state license to administer psychedelic mushrooms, and Amanda Clark, a licensed mental health counselor from Denver, who both praised the therapeutic power of mushrooms. “You get discouraged in your practice because the current therapies are not enough for people,” Clark said.

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Despite criticism, the ACA has helped more Americans access health insurance 

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The premium subsidies are an important way to make health insurance premiums affordable, and the cost-sharing reductions help to make it affordable when you use your coverage because they help you pay for your deductible, co-payments and coinsurance. billion in rebates, $950 million in 2023 and $1 billion in 2022, according to KFF.

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For Homeless Seniors, Getting Into Stable Housing Takes a Village — And a Lot of Luck

KFF Health News

who became homeless for the first time in 2022. According to Culhane’s research, the number of people 65 and older jumped by a little over a third between 2019 and 2022 alone. By 2022, there were about 250,000 people over 55 who were unhoused. Hilton was one of tens of thousands of seniors in the U.S. Learn more about KFF.

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Tribal Health Leaders Say Feds Haven’t Treated Syphilis Outbreak as a Public Health Emergency

KFF Health News

According to the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center , syphilis rates among Native Americans in its region soared by 1,865% from 2020 to 2022 — over 10 times the 154% increase seen nationally during the same period. The rise in infections accelerated in 2021, pinching public health leaders still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.