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PA Health Care Reform Group: FTC report shows PBMs are ‘charging enormous markups on life-saving specialty generic drugs’

By Keystone Today News Service | Jan 28, 2025

The head of a Pennsylvania health care reform group said a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report shows that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMS) “are charging enormous markups on life-saving specialty generic drugs.”

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‘Patients Come First’ launches in PA, announces executive director

By Keystone Today News Service | Jan 13, 2025

A new health care reform organization, Patients Come First, today launched in Pennsylvania, announcing longtime Keystone State public affairs professional Jennifer Riley as the group’s executive director.

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Government Waste Watchdog: ‘We have to fix the mess’ in federal drug discount program in which 77 PA hospitals participate

By Keystone Today News Service | Dec 17, 2024

A government waste watchdog group said a federal drug discount program in which 77 Pennsylvania hospitals participate is a “mess” and needs more oversight.

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League of American Workers President: 'Pennsylvanians can't afford another four years like the last four years'

By Keystone Today News Service | Nov 3, 2024

The head of the League of American Workers (LAW) said a new report showing the average Pennsylvania household has spent over $25,000 in extra inflation costs shows that "Pennsylvanians can't afford another four years like the last four years."

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Group that backed appointment of cross-dressing PA man to Biden-Harris health post endorses Kamala Harris for president

By Keystone Today News Service | Oct 16, 2024

A group that backed the appointment of former Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Richard Levine to the position of US Assistant Secretary of Health has endorsed Kamala Harris for U.S. President.

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Taxpayers spent over $2.5 million for kids’ ‘sex change’ interventions in Pennsylvania, report shows

By Keystone Today News Service | Oct 9, 2024

Taxpayers spent more than $2.5 million for “irreversible sex change interventions” on children in Pennsylvania via Medicaid between the years 2019 and 2023.

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Pennsylvania one of 30 states that allows copay accumulators

By Keystone Today News Service | May 21, 2024

Pennsylvania is one of thirty states that allows copay accumulators.

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Report: Pennsylvania ranked No. 7 for per-capita credit card fraud reports in 2023

By Keystone Today News Service | Apr 25, 2024

Pennsylvania ranked No. 7 in the country for per-capita credit card fraud reports in 2023.

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Health Policy Analyst: ‘Lack of transparency and accountability’ in federal program that provides drug discounts to PA hospitals

By Keystone Today News Service | Apr 11, 2024

A national healthcare policy analyst said “we don’t actually know” if drug discounts are being passed to patients by Pennsylvania hospitals participating in a federal drug discount program.