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Tag: PhARMA

Posted inSubstance Use

Opioid settlements spark debate on how to spend the money

by Pew Trusts August 19, 2019April 13, 2021

By Christine Vestal Stateline In the first trial aimed at holding drug companies accountable for the opioid crisis, Oklahoma earlier this year reeled in more than $350 million in settlement payments from drugmakers Purdue Pharma and Teva. But skirmishes between the attorney general and a group including the governor, lawmakers and local governments over who […]

shows a woman's hand holding pill bottle, with SHIIP client in the background
Posted inAging

More Choice for Medicare Advantage Subscribers, or More Problems?

by Thomas Goldsmith September 4, 2018September 19, 2022
Posted inSubstance Use

Stein Sues Another Opioid Drug Manufacturer

by Taylor Knopf December 22, 2017October 3, 2022
Shows STein at a podium, speaking, several people stand behind him.
Posted inSubstance Use

Stein Widens Investigation of Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors

by Taylor Knopf September 19, 2017October 4, 2022
A Doctor from the Leakey, Texas, Area Visiting an Elderly Patient, near San Antonio
Posted inAging, Healthcare Workers, Medicaid, Medicare, NC Health Briefs, Prescription Drugs, Public Health

What the Election Could Mean for Older North Carolinians

by Thomas Goldsmith November 14, 2016January 9, 2017
pllls and dollar bills
Posted inConsumer News, Featured, Medicare, Prescription Drugs

Drug Industry Lobbyists & Campaign Cash Stymie Bid to Restrain Medicare Drug Costs

by Editor October 18, 2016October 17, 2016

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