BELLEVILLE, Ill.— Jacqueline Racener ’s doctor prescribed a new leukemia drug for her last winter that promised to roll back the cancer in her blood with only moderate side effects. [...]
With open enrollment currently underway, millions of Americans are signing up for new health insurance plans and prescription coverage looks to be a major area of concern. In fact, a recent eHealth.com report revealed that the biggest factors predicting consumer satisfaction with their health coverage relate to how much money they spend out-of-pocket in copayments and deductibles on prescription drugs and medical care. [...]
Prescription drug prices continue to go up. And what’s more, there is wide variation between where you shop for your prescriptions. Consumer Reports explains what to do to get the lowest prices on your prescription drugs, based on what they found when they had secret shoppers call over 200 pharmacies around the nation. [...]