One prescription for runaway Medicare costs

Medicare spending is among the top drivers of the nation’s expanding debt. Everyone knows it. It’s not up to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to set policy, though. It’s up to Congress. For some details, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with a senior fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, James Capretta. Interview Transcript:  Tom Temin Let’s talk about the structure of the Medicare system. I think people typically assume it’s a pay as you go system. And it might be that, but like Social Security,…

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FDA Botches Updates to Prescription Authorization System, Leaving Vulnerable Americans Without Critical Medication

Last month, dermatologists and pharmacists around the U.S. discovered they could no longer prescribe or dispense isotretinoin, an important dermatological medication, after the Food and Drug Administration botched software updates to the drug’s online reporting system known as iPledge. The updates weren’t adequately tested before they were launched, resulting in doctors unable to use the system and instead waiting for hours on the phone with the FDA to get prescription approvals. The system requires both prescribers and pharmacists to get authorization before any isotretinoin (commonly known by the brand name…

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US President Trump signs orders to cut prescription drug prices – DW (English)

US President Trump signs orders to cut prescription drug prices  DW (English) Trump Signs Executive Orders to Lower Prescription Drug Prices  Voice of America Donald Trump backtracks on the full reopening of US schools  Euronews Why the Obama-Biden ad may persuade key US voters  CNN What does Joe Biden actually want to do as US president?  TheJournal.ie View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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