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Tell Medicare: People with Alzheimer’s Disease Deserve the Same Access to Care as Those with Other Illnesses!
The vast majority of Americans know someone battling Alzheimer’s disease – either as a patient, family member or as a caregiver. Early diagnosis and access to innovative treatments are critical to lowering the toll of Alzheimer’s disease and we’ve reached a defining moment...
Jun 07, 2023
Debunking Oregon’s Cost Argument in Denying Access to Accelerated Approval Drugs
March 15, 2022 Updated: September 28, 2022   By: Kenneth E. Thorpe. Ph.D.   The Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval pathway was created to hasten access to safe and effective new therapies for people living with serious or life-threatening conditions where...
Mar 15, 2022
Testicular Cancer: Unpreventable Yet Very Treatable
By: Dr. Salvatore J. Giorgianni, PharmD, Sr. Science Adviser, Men’s Health Network   Ok, how many of you guys out there know that April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month?  Unfortunately, most guys, not even many health care providers know that April is the month dedicated to...
Apr 22, 2021
Antibiotic Action is Needed Now for Effective, Protective Options Later
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO.    Today we are living with the realities of a highly contagious, infectious disease for which we were globally unprepared. While COVID-19 is permeating communities nationwide, and significant progress towards treatments and a vaccine continues, it is clearly an...
Aug 13, 2020
Medicare and Coronavirus: What You Need to Know
By Seema Verma, Administrator, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services   Since older Americans are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus (COVID-19), I wanted to let you know the steps we’re taking to help our Medicare beneficiaries cope with the pandemic.   We’...
Mar 27, 2020
Sharing Rebates on Diabetes Medicines Could Save People with Diabetes $3.7 Billion a Year
  A new study finds that passing along rebates and discounts directly to patients at the pharmacy counter could save individuals with diabetes $3.7 billion annually and reduce overall health care spending through improved medication adherence and a reduction in diabetes-related complications...
Feb 25, 2019
Migraine Matters
Migraine, the third most prevalent illness in the world, affecting 1 billion globally and nearly 40 million men, women, and children in the U.S.  Migraine is much more than a bad headache.  It is a neurological condition with extremely incapacitating symptoms.  Chances are you know...
May 24, 2018
Consumer experience: finding information on Exchange Plans
For all consumers, but particularly for people with chronic diseases, having good healthcare coverage is critically important.  People need affordable access to recommended: > preventive care to avoid disease onset; > screenings to catch problems early; > treatment to prevent...
Jan 29, 2015