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Kroger, Walgreens, CVS settle dispute http://thedpost.com/Kroger,-Walgreens,-CVS-settle-di CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced combined settlements of nearly $3 million to resolve disputes with Kroger, CVS and Walgreens, pushing total settlements in the broader case past $7.8 million. The lawsuit, which targeted five defendants, involved cost savings derived from the sale of generic prescription […]
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Aetna is quitting 70 percent of Obamacare markets http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/politico-pulse/2016/08/aetna-is-quitting-70-percent-of-obamacare-markets-215904 AETNA: WE’RE QUITTING 70 PERCENT OF OBAMACARE MARKETS — The insurer says it’ll walk away from more than two-thirds of exchange markets it participated in this year, dropping from 778 counties to 242 counties next year. Aetna will maintain a presence in just four states, it […]
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Walgreens wants you to take your pills http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160816/NEWS03/160819917/walgreens-wants-you-to-take-your-pills People don’t take their pills like they’re supposed to. The doctor writes the prescription, the patients fill it at the drugstore—but they don’t pick up the refill or never fill it in the first place. It’s a huge problem for the health care economy. People with chronic […]
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Why We Should Demand That Congress Reschedule Marijuana http://www.attn.com/stories/10683/how-congress-should-reschedule-marijuana-unlike-dea Like most Americans who follow the debate over marijuana legalization in this country, I was disappointed that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration this week once again determined that marijuana has no medical use and left it in Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act. Disappointed, […]
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