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Bennet, Tillis, Wyden introduce bill to improve health care access, protect seniors from unexpected costs – by Jan Wondra – Ark Valley Voice

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Bennet, Tillis, Wyden introduce bill to improve health care access, protect seniors from unexpected costs - by Jan Wondra - Ark Valley Voice

Senator’s bipartisan legislation would improve Americans’ access to health care amid national mental health crisis As Coloradans and residents of Chaffee County know, the mental health crisis in this country is growing, not decreasing. A hidden demographic is suffering, largely in silence: the elderly. Yesterday, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Thom Tillis (RN.C.) and Ron … Read more

Money and mental health: experts, lawmakers say lack of funding is limiting access

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Money and mental health: experts, lawmakers say lack of funding is limiting access

Experts say a lack of funding and resources could keep Americans from getting the mental health care they need. “Let’s talk about resources, and then we can talk about the mental health crisis,” Susan Gurley, executive director of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, said at the morning conference. Wednesday: “It’s All About the … Read more

Price of Covid-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid expected to rise next year, raising concerns about access | CNN

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Price of Covid-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid expected to rise next year, raising concerns about access | CNN

CNN — Prices for the Covid-19 drug Paxlovid will likely rise next year for most patients as the United States continues to move out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, raising concerns among doctors that the drug will become more difficult to reach. Just like this season’s Covid-19 vaccine, the combination antiviral drug nirmatrelvir … Read more

Pharmacies expand access to abortion pills under Biden’s new Iowa Start Line policy

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Pharmacies expand access to abortion pills under Biden's new Iowa Start Line policy

While pharmacies dispensing the drug marks a victory for reproductive freedom, an impending Supreme Court case could cut off access to the drug in states where abortion remains legal. France. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) A group of independent pharmacies in states across the country have begun distributing the abortion drug mifepristonean thanks to newly implemented … Read more

Price of Covid-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid expected to rise next year, raising concerns about access | CNN

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Price of Covid-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid expected to rise next year, raising concerns about access | CNN

Stephanie Nano/AP/File Paxlovid will move from making it free to everyone through government purchases to the more traditional commercial market later this year. CNN Prices for the Covid-19 drug Paxlovid will likely rise next year for most patients as the United States continues to move out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, raising concerns … Read more