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![Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost at a press conference announcing the settlement with Centene.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/yost_at_pbm_lawsuit_press_conf_pic_1_0-e1623703617982-900x422.jpg)
Ohio AG Settles With Pharmacy Benefits Manager For $88.3 Million
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has settled a lawsuit filed just three months ago with a pharmacy benefits manager it accused of using subcontractors to overcharge Ohio’s Medicaid program…. Read More
![President Trump holds up an executive order after delivering remarks on health care in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/trumpmedicare-1-78a39077b0fe51eba5474dfda0621f982ecdac86-e1601076259759-900x422.jpg)
What To Know About Those $200 Drug Cards President Trump Promised
By: Sydney Lupkin | NPR
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Health policy researchers say Trump may not be able to pay for the cards, which fall short of lasting policy changes to curb high drug prices.
![In light of the spread of COVID-19, some U.S. health insurers have begun to allow patients to order a larger emergency supply of their routine medicines for diabetes, heart disease and other chronic conditions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gettyimages-88160320-380a490d14a6457572b2b5d7b38896059f13d6c4-e1583785824324-900x422.jpg)
How To Boost Your Emergency Supply Of Prescription Medicines
By: Patti Neighmond | NPR
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Insurers have begun easing restrictions on refills of some prescription drugs, in light of coronavirus. Still, co-pays for stocking up on that bigger supply can be prohibitive, say consumer advocates.
![About a decade ago, the FDA started requiring drugmakers to add black box warnings to labels and prescribing information for Soroquel and other antipsychotic drugs. The agency made the change after the medications were linked to an increased risk of death among elderly dementia patients.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gettyimages-94865845seroquel-212dafa92d59141eb698b29c945961042e8bdd2b-e1533663018641-900x422.jpg)
‘Dear Doctor’ Letters Use Peer Pressure, Government Warning To Stop Overprescribing
By: Ina Jaffe | NPR
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Researchers found that a simple letter to doctors, focusing on their high prescribing rates, reduced their tendency to give risky antipsychotic drugs to their patients, including some with dementia.