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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
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The Alliance Annual Meeting
October 25
Madison, WI
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Event
October 29
Nationwide
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Illinois CUPA-HR Fall Conference
November 7-8
Utica, IL
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National CooperativeRx is a not-for-profit coalition founded and owned by plan sponsors to achieve higher value prescription benefits through volume purchasing, clinical solutions, actionable data and unparalleled customer service. For your sales and marketing needs, please contact us at 866-679-9479, extension 223
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October is Pharmacy Month
Don't forget to say "Thank You" to a pharmacist this month!
Android users can now manage prescriptions from phones With an app from Caremark, if you or your participants own an Android you can use it to do the following:
- Refill a Prescription
- Check Prescription Order Status
- View Prescription History
- Easy Mail Service Prescription Refills
- Online New Prescription Requests
- Check Drug Coverage and Cost
- Locate a Network Pharmacy
Any Android user can download the application and use the Drug Information function. This function will connect users to the Drug Information Database where they can research particular prescription medications, get information about how to take them, learn about available generic drug alternatives, see an image of the drug, learn about side effects and precautions, and much more.
Click here to learn how.For Cooperative Members in Wisconsin Both houses of the Wisconsin legislature have now passed Senate Bill 203 on a bi-partisan basis. This means that employees won't pay Wisconsin income taxes on the value of the age 26 adult children benefit. Because Governor Walker supports the change it should become law shortly.
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CVS Pharmacy. The CDC recommends that everyone over the age of 6 months receive a flu shot, but a recent CVS Pharmacy study revealed that many people aren't following the guidelines. People reported being concerned with germs, but still aren't as cautious as they could be regarding the flu. (10/18) Full story
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Kaiser Health News. The annual enrollment period for Medicare Advantage and pharmacy benefits is starting and ending earlier this year. Starting Saturday, seniors have until December 7 to join or switch plans. (10/13) Full story
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HealthDay. 11% of Americans over the age of 12 are now taking antidepressants. Antidepressants are the most common drug taken between 18 and 44 year-olds, and the third leading drug overall. Less than one-third of Americans taking antidepressants have seen a mental health professional in the past year. (10/19) Full story
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Bloomberg. The UK's health-cost agency (NICE) rejected the melanoma cancer drug Yervoy, stating it was too expensive. Yervoy costs around $125,600 American dollars per patient. The agency suggested that if Bristol-Meyers Squibb lowered the price they would revisit the drug. Yervoy gives long-term health benefits to about 10% of patients taking the drug. (Kitamura, 10/14) Full story
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MedPage. For the first time ever, heart failure in the US dropped 29.5% over the past decade, saving approximately $4.1B in Medicare since 1998. The study guessed that the contributing factors were "lower incidence of heart failure risk factors; modest improvements in blood pressure control; better use of evidence-based therapies; and a shift toward outpatient management of heart failure." (Phend, 10/19) Full story
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CNN. After 19 months of research, the CLASS Act (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) program has been canceled due to cost concerns. The CLASS Act was part of the Obama administrations massive health care law. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that they weren't giving up on finding a long-term care solution for Americans, but due to concerns that not enough healthy young people would sign up, the CLASS Act wasn't the solution. (Spoerry, 10/17) Full story
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