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Federal judge dismisses legal challenges to South Dakota drug discount law

  • John Hult

A judge has ruled in favor of a South Dakota law that helps rural healthcare providers buy discounted drugs and mark up their sale price to fill budget holes created by low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates. AbbVie, maker of the arthritis drug Humira, among other medications, sued the state in April 2025. The Chicago-based […]

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Kaine pitches reforms for drug pricing program supporting underserved patients, safety net providers

  • Charlotte Rene Woods

After years of bipartisan deliberation, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has introduced legislation to strengthen and protect a federal drug pricing program.  Known as 340B, the program has helped Virginia hospitals and clinics and others nationwide care for underserved patients by requiring pharmaceutical companies offer prescription discounts to qualifying providers.  By purchasing drugs at steep […]

To Sleep, Perchance Not Very Well, by Taking Melatonin
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To Sleep, Perchance Not Very Well, by Taking Melatonin

  • Bob Ivry | RealClearWire

Americans are spending more money on melatonin than they ever have, while at the same time, a growing percentage of adults, 37%, complain that they’re getting worse sleep. 

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