Huge Drug Cost Disparities Seen in Health Overhaul

Published May 22, 2013

Huge drug cost disparities seen in health overhaul

Filed under: Drug Use Phoenix

Environmental regulators have issued an ozone health watch Tuesday for the Phoenix area. Environmental … For one widely used cancer drug, Gleevec, the patient could pay more than $ 2,000 for a month's supply, says the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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Brewer signs bill requiring taxi driver drug tests

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PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill requiring taxi, livery and limousine companies to drug-test drivers before they're hired and re-test them at least once a year. Senate Bill 1087 expands on federal rules that already require drug …
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Edmonton sells Tim Hortons holdings

Filed under: Drug Use Phoenix

Tim Hortons' announcement on a conference call May 8 came after a U.S. investor announced it had increased its stake in the Oakville, Ont'-based company and suggested it use debt to fund "capital return." "It puts a … The low debt-to-earnings ratio …
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Wash. state releases draft rules for legal pot

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Washington would use a criminal history point system in determining whether someone is eligible for obtaining a license to grow, sell or process pot. A felony in the past decade or two misdemeanors in the past three years would disqualify an applicant …
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