Health Insurance and Managed Care – Page 7

Insulin Prices Dropped. But Some Poor Patients Are Paying More.

A law that coaxed companies to lower the price of drugs came with a little-known consequence: smaller discounts for low-income health clinics.

By Katie Thomas

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How a Company Makes Millions Off a Hospital Program Meant to Help the Poor

A private business has helped supercharge a controversial federal drug program. Patients and insurers have been left with big bills.

By Ellen Gabler

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Health Tips for International Travel: What to Know About Insurance and Medicine

What medications should you bring, what insurance do you need and how do you find a doctor? Here are health care tips if you’re traveling internationally.

By Lisa McCarty

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Drugmakers Paid PBMs Not to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions

Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation found.

By Chris Hamby