In-Home Vaccinations for Home-Bound SCAN Members
MEDARRIVE - April 28, 2021
If you are a SCAN member and are not able to leave your home, SCAN and MedArrive will bring the COVID-19 vaccine to you. There is no cost for this service.
Can You Write Off PPE on Your Tax Return?
AARP - April 22, 2021
If you're still scrambling for tax deductions, here's one you may have overlooked: the cost of hand sanitizers, masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) you bought to protect yourself from COVID-19.
Medicare Covers the COVID-19 Vaccine at No Cost to You
MEDICARE.GOV - March 2, 2021
Medicare covers FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines. You pay nothing for the COVID-19 vaccine. You won’t pay a deductible or copayment, and your provider can’t charge you an administration fee to give you the shot.
Common Medicine Recall
BGR NEWS - January 26, 2021
Several popular medications have come under fire in recent years due to the presence of probably human carcinogens. The latest recall affects metformin tablets produced by Nostrum Laboratories of Kansas City. If you take this medication, you will need to arrange for a replacement promptly, but don’t stop taking the medication abruptly before talking with your doctor.
Diabetes Drug Recall
CNN - October 10, 2020
A widely-used diabetes drug has been recalled after manufacturers found it contained unacceptably high levels of a cancer-causing contaminant. Indian pharmaceutical company Marksans Pharma Limited is recalling metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets because their levels of NDMA, a "probable human carcinogen," were higher than the acceptable daily intake limit of 96 nanograms per day, according to a recall published this week by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Part D Senior Savings Model
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION - October 5, 2020
Concerned about your rising out-of-pocket cost for insulin? Well you are in luck! CMS has implemented a new Part D Senior Savings Model and starting January 1, 2021 insulin will be more affordable. Contact us to find out which Part D prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans in your area are participating in this model.
Reimportation
MEDPAGE TODAY - September 29, 2020
WASHINGTON -- Trump administration officials gave a few more details Friday on President Trump's plan to import lower-priced prescription drugs from Canada, but offered less information about another initiative the president discussed in a speech on Thursday: cards worth $200 to be distributed to Medicare beneficiaries to help them pay for prescription drugs.
"The FDA issued a final rule allowing proposals for importation of certain drugs from Canada by states, as well as the District of Columbia, territories, tribes and in certain circumstances, pharmacies and wholesalers," Brian Harrison, chief of staff at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said on a phone call with reporters. "These programs will be managed by a program sponsor, which will be authorized by the FDA to facilitate the importation of certain prescription drugs approved in Canada and appropriately labeled and approved for use in the U.S."
"The FDA issued a final rule allowing proposals for importation of certain drugs from Canada by states, as well as the District of Columbia, territories, tribes and in certain circumstances, pharmacies and wholesalers," Brian Harrison, chief of staff at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said on a phone call with reporters. "These programs will be managed by a program sponsor, which will be authorized by the FDA to facilitate the importation of certain prescription drugs approved in Canada and appropriately labeled and approved for use in the U.S."