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The Obscure Drug With a Growing Medicare Tab
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 3:20
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By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica
Experts question the effectiveness of H.P. Acthar Gel, a drug made from pigs’ pituitary glands. Yet it cost Medicare more than $141 million in 2012, up from $7 million in 2008.
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Source: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_obscure_drug_with_a_growing_medicare_tab_20140805/
