Health Headlines for Monday, September 18

Why Are Drug Prices So High? We’re Curious, Too

New York Times

This much is clear: The public is angry about the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs.

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Rural Hospitals Struggle To Stock Expensive Drugs That Could Save Lives

NPR

Hospital pharmacist Mandy Langston remembers when Lulabelle Berry arrived at the emergency center of Stone County Medical Center in Mountain View, Ark., last year.

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Anthem to sell Obamacare health plans in Virginia counties that don’t offer them

Reuters

U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc (ANTM.N) said on Friday it plans to sell Obamacare health plans in 68 cities and counties in Virginia next year, covering the only remaining U.S. counties that are currently without insurers offering the plans.

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Capital Region doctors look at lower vaccination rates in teens

Albany Times Union

Doctors from around the Capital Region gathered at Siena College on Saturday to attend a panel presentation on the lower vaccination rates of teenagers across the state and nationwide, part of an all-day conference organized by the New York State Academy of Family Physicians.

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Giving Migraine Treatments the Best Chance

New York Times

If you’ve never had a migraine, I have two things to say to you:

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Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

New York Times

At a time when the United States is in the grip of an opioid epidemic, many insurers are limiting access to pain medications that carry a lower risk of addiction or dependence, even as they provide comparatively easy access to generic opioid medications.

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