Oregon lawmakers limit insulin costs, prohibit increases
Oregon lawmakers during the 2024 session took another step to further limit the price of insulin.
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Oregon lawmakers during the 2024 session took another step to further limit the price of insulin.
Utah seniors could qualify for dual-use special-needs plans, which offer standard Medicare benefits as well as additional unique coverage and services. Kolbi Young, public information officer for the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, said the plans help individuals who are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid to coordinate their care and provide them with what she calls "enhanced benefits," between the two programs. "D-SNP plans may offer extra benefits that are not covered by Medicare or Medicaid, such as dental and vision," Young po...
Arizona is one of the states with the highest percentage of eligible seniors enrolled in dual-use special-needs plans but there is a push to get even more on board. In 2021, 47% of eligible Arizonans were signed up, sitting well above the national average of 29%, according to KFF. Dr. ...
Oregon lawmakers during the 2024 session took another step to further limit the price of insulin. Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill into law to cap out-of-pocket
The cattle industry and health officials in Texas are on alert after a person contracted avian flu while working around infected cattle in the Texas Panhandle. According to the Department of State Health Services, the patient was diagnosed with bird flu after experiencing eye inflammation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the diagnosis. ...