Category: Prescription Drugs

House committee approves plan to lower insulin copay to $35

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 9, 2023 | Legislature, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0

A House committee approved a plan Wednesday evening to lower the state’s cap on the out-of-pocket cost of insulin to $35.

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Pritzker calls on Walgreens to reconsider decision to not distribute abortion pills in certain states

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 6, 2023 | Pharmacy, Population Health, Prescription Drugs, Public Health, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday called on Deerfield-based Walgreens to reconsider the company's decision not to dispense abortion pills in several states where they are legal.

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Raoul, colleagues urge CDC to clarify classification of PrEP

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 2, 2023 | Insurance, Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0

Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 21 other attorneys general this week urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for clear classification of PrEP, an HIV prevention drug, to avoid improperly charged medical copays.

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Raoul files lawsuit against FDA over abortion drug regulations

by Elizabeth Casolo | Feb 28, 2023 | Prescription Drugs, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined nearly a dozen attorneys general in a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration over regulations on an abortion drug.

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Pritzker seeks investments in public health, behavioral and social services in nearly $50 billion budget proposal

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 16, 2023 | Abortion, ACA, Behavioral Health, COVID-19 Update, Education, Hospitals, Insurance, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0

Hundreds of millions would be invested in public health and behavioral health services under a nearly $50 billion spending plan unveiled Wednesday by Gov. JB Pritzker.

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