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Guide to Medicaid in New York

The Checkup by Singlecare

Prescription drug coverage Under the New York State Medicaid Pharmacy program (NYRx), FDA-approved and medically necessary drugs are eligible for coverage. Depending on your plan, you may get access to additional services. The long-term care must be ordered by a healthcare provider and approved by your Medicaid-managed care plan.

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Q&A: As RSV vaccine approvals loom, regulators need to devise vaccination strategies

Pharmaceutical Technology

After a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) Advisory Committee (AdCom) meeting in March 2023 voted unanimously in support of GSK’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, the odds for an approval have increased. Even in LICs, they do yearly checks or catch up campaigns.

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Deprescribing Interventions Could Safely Reduce Number of Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions

Drug Topics

They included randomized controlled trials that focused on interventions to address PIPs in adults 65 years and older who were in community or long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes or assisted-living facilities.