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Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic's First Year drugs
August 24, 2021
While the COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on the economy and jobs, it didn't result in fewer Americans having health insurance.
As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival drugs
May 20, 2021
More lower-income Americans are surviving cancer due to expanded Medicaid health care coverage, a new study shows.
Court rules against Mallinckrodt ARD LLC in Medicaid rebates lawsuit europeanpharmaceuticalreview
March 18, 2020
The US District Court of Columbia has upheld the decision to alter rebate calculations and left Mallinckrodt with a retroactive liability of $650 million.
Total Opioid Overdose Deaths Down With Medicaid Expansion drugs
January 20, 2020
Medicaid expansion is associated with a reduction in total opioid overdose deaths and with increases in methadone-related mortality, according to a study published online January in JAMA Network Open.
Opioid Addiction Treatment Used More in States That Expanded Medicaid drugs
August 23, 2019
The use of the opioid addiction medication buprenorphine is much higher in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act than in those that did not expand the program...
Outpatient Service Receipt Down After Medicaid Disenrollment drugs
July 29, 2019
For patients with mental health (MH) disorders, disenrollment in Medicaid is associated with a reduction in the likelihood of receiving any outpatient service and...
ACA's Medicaid Expansion May Have Lowered Heart Disease Deaths drugs
June 06, 2019
ACA's Medicaid Expansion May Have Lowered Heart Disease Deaths.
Increase in CV Mortality Smaller With Medicaid Expansion drugs
June 06, 2019
Increase in CV Mortality Smaller With Medicaid Expansion.
Medicaid misclassification bill inspired by EpiPen snafu passes Congress fiercepharma
April 10, 2019
How long does it take Congress to reach an agreement on drug prices? On the topic of drug misclassifications in Medicaid, about two and a half years.
Gun Injury Hospitalization Cost Over $911 Million 2010 to 2015 drugs
January 25, 2019
The average annual cost of inpatient hospitalizations for firearm injury exceeded $911 million from 2010 to 2015, with 9.5 percent of that amount due to readmissions....

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