Author: Dianne Primavera
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Urge lawmakers to put a stop to non-medical switching now
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Isn’t it logical that health care should be about improving a patient’s health? “Non-medical switching” is a heartbreaking example of when it isn’t. It is the term used to describe how patients, oftentimes with chronic illnesses, are forced by their insurance plan to take less expensive medications that, studies show, are often less effective. It…
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Thanks to the ACA, there are safeguards for the victims of breast cancer
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This year, more than 40,000 American women will die of breast cancer. Over 250,000 will get the devastating news that they have the disease. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among Colorado women. One in seven women in our state will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Those are startling…
