Civica, a nonprofit pharmaceutical company, announced plans to make generic insulin available for $30 per vial or $55 for five prefilled pens, regardless of insurance...

US pharmaceutical companies and insulin manufacturers react to proposed legislation that would cap insulin costs and prevent significant rises in the costs of...

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Learn how to appeal a Medicare claim rejection under traditional fee-for-service Medicare, a Medicare health plan, or Medicare prescription drug coverage

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Mail-order pharmacies operate through your health insurance plan and can be cheaper and more convenient than getting your medications from a local pharmacy; learn about...

How to find out if your insurance will cover medical care from different healthcare professionals

Omnipod will be available in pharmacies and covered under Medicare Part D. Coverage is expected to officially start next January, though formulary exceptions are...

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Learn how to navigate different health insurance options after you age out of your parent’s insurance plan. Plus, what to consider that is specific to managing diabetes

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A compromise reached among Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration would add a drug pricing plan to the Build Back Better Act that includes an insulin copay cap, a...

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Available to people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes on intensive insulin therapy. Another continuous glucose sensor option for people over 65 is now covered, in addition...

Using your insurance company’s website, mobile app, or direct phone number can help you price a drug based on your current insurance plan coverage benefits

​After a visit to your doctor, you probably received a document from your insurer called an explanation of benefits (EOB). You can often identify this document because...

Navigating health insurance can be tricky. We’ve compiled a list of the most common terms you might come across to minimize any confusion in the terminology.

All this talk about healthcare reform got us thinking...

In late November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (the federal agency that administers the two public insurance programs) announced that Medicare would...

The past few months have seen the approval of a pair of new drugs designed to treat obesity, Arena’s Belviq (see new now next in diaTribe #44) and Vivus’ Qsymia (see new...