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An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part I

Physician's Weekly

In this first installment of a two-part series, “An Arm and a Leg” shares lessons from Bob’s experience navigating a maze of pharmacies and insurance companies to get his daughter the medicine she needs. Bob’s journey here begins in 2019 — the first day of high school for his daughter, Mary. That happens a lot.

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Stories We Tell Each Other to Heal: Ricky Leiter, Alexis Drutchas, & Emily Silverman

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So has a special resonance for, I think, a lot of people who are Tragically H ip fans. It was all covered by my mom’s insurance. It was late on a Friday afternoon in December 2019. It was my first concert without my parents. Which I don’t blame her. It was a home based pallia program. And they arrived one day.

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What Are ‘Improper’ Medicaid Payments, and Are They as High as a Trump Official Said?

Physician's Weekly

Medicaid and its closely related Children’s Health Insurance program provides health care and long-term care to roughly 83 million lower-income beneficiaries , accounting for about one-fifth of health care spending overall. The White House did not respond to an inquiry for this article. How High Is the Medicaid Improper Payment Rate?