Letters to the Editor: Making Narcan affordable is critical to fighting opioid epidemic

To the editor: Naloxone, the generic name for Narcan, can reverse opioid overdoses in a matter of minutes ("Newsom makes $24 generic Narcan available to all Californians," April 21). This is a ... Read More

How to get free or low-cost HIV prevention drugs despite over-the-counter bill failure

Activists and Georgia politicians say this doesn’t have to happen because cheap and safe medicines known as PrEP are over 99% effective ... For those who lack health insurance, PrEP can be ... Read More

Walgreens to provide generic version of Narcan over the counter

The product will retail for $34.99, “lower than the comparable national brand at Walgreens stores,” the pharmacy chain said in a news release. Currently, the product is available online. Read More

White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like ... were first introduced with the Affordable Care Act, which required ... Read More

Health care industry, worried millions could lose ACA insurance, pushes for Trump to delay changes

Bob Herman covers health insurance ... which would make it more difficult for people to get health coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces. But at a minimum, lobbyists are ... Read More