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Ways to save money on prescription drugs

By Emily Miller
November 18, 2014November 19, 2014

To help combat high prescription drug costs, the 2014 November edition of Harvard Women’s Health Watch offered up four strategies to help lower the price.

Prescription drug prices vary greatly among pharmacies

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
April 1, 2013April 29, 2013

Comparison shopping for prescription drugs could save people as much as $100 or more, but many fail to do so. According to the May issue of Consumer Reports, commonly-used prescriptions are often more expensive at well-known big branch stores. Consumer Reports compared drug prices for five prescription drugs that have recently gone generic, including heart drugs Lipitor and Plavix, and found that Costco offered the lowest retail prices overall and CVS charged the highest. Good…

Addicted to Government

By AAPS
August 22, 2011February 26, 2015

GUEST EDITORIAL By Alieta Eck, MD Republished with permission from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) It begins with an injury—a torn shoulder, a crushing back mishap, an abdominal operation. The miracle medications relieve the pain very well. However pain has an emotional component, and in some patients the need for narcotics far exceeds the time frame of any typical physical condition. Calm, emotional peace and a feeling of well-being can only be…

No determination on Medicare premium increases

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
October 20, 2010September 8, 2014

The Social Security Administration said the government has not yet determined if healthcare insurance premiums for Medicare will increase next year.

When a conclusion about Medicare premiums is made, it will be announced by the Department of Health and Human Services, the SSA said. If an increase does come, however, more than 70 percent of Social Security recipients will be protected against paying higher amounts for Part B protection.