Medicare Part D Continues to Improve Access to Drugs

Medicare Part D continues to improve access to drugs
The Part D prescription drug benefit has subsidized costs of prescriptions drugs for millions of seniors and Americans with disabilities. In fact, it was recently announced that more than 6.6 million people with Medicare have saved more than $ 7 billion … Read more on MedCity News

More Woman Dying From Prescription Drug Overdoses Than Cancer
As reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more women are dying from prescription drug abuse than from cervical cancer or homicide. Prescription drug abuse has also increased among men and those suffering from this dependency should … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Kentucky AG booth at state fair will focus on prescription drug abuse, cyber …
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — The Kentucky attorney general's office will host a booth at the Kentucky State Fair to raise awareness about prescription drug abuse and cyber safety. Attorney General Jack Conway says targeting Internet predators and raising … Read more on Daily Journal

PBS NewsHour Excerpt: Prescription Drug Abuse aired 5-3-13
In this excerpt from the PBS NewsHour, correspondent Betty Ann Bowser looks at what Oklahoma is doing to battle prescription drug abuse, and the addiction th…