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The United States Senate Homeland Security Committee released a report stating that the COVID-19 pandemic had significantly increased scarcity of multiple categories of drugs. Lockdown orders and the necessity of remote working lowered the production and distribution of pharmaceuticals, while decreased trade with China and India for active ...
Starting Wednesday, Americans in nearly two dozen states will also see a hike in minimum wage while seniors covered by Medicare may have lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs. Here are some ...
The Anti-Drug Abuse Acts of 1986 and 1988 increased penalties and established mandatory sentencing for drug violations. The Office of National Drug Control Policy was created in 1989. Although these additional laws increased drug-related arrest throughout the country, they also incarcerated more African Americans than whites. [3]
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 – March 2020; Families First Coronavirus Response Act – March 2020; Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) – Includes $1200 stimulus checks, March 2020; Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act – April 2020
It’s no secret that Americans pay more for prescription drugs than any other developed nation in the world. Per capita spending exceeds US$1,000 a year; the Germans and French pay about half ...
One piece of PBM reform legislation is H.R. 6283 and its senate counterpart S. 1542, The Drug Act, co-sponsored by Tennessee Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger, R-District 1 (northeast part of the ...
Millions of Medicare enrollees are likely to see relief in 2025 when a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug-spending goes into effect.
Prices of prescription drugs vary widely around the world. Prescription costs for biosimilar and generic drugs are usually less than brand names, but the cost is different from one pharmacy to another. To lower prescription drug costs, some U.S. states have sought federal approval to buy drugs in Canada, as of 2022. [26]