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A CONSUMER’S GUIDE TO DRUG DISCOUNTS

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  Have you ever had to choose between buying groceries or paying the rent and filling a drug prescription? Have you or has someone you know ever skipped taking medication because of the cost? You’re not alone. Millions of Americans are feeling the burden of increasingly costly prescription drugs, and they’re making choices that could jeopardize their health. We are here for the guide to drug discounts Today, the amount consumers have to pay out of pocket for prescribed drugs is rapidly escalating, from about $25 billion in 2000 to a projected $67 billion in 2025. To make matters worse, more than 8.8 percent of American adults, or roughly 28.5 million people, do not have health insurance and must pay for all prescription medications themselves. But there are ways that you can minimize the effect that the accelerating prescription drug crisis has on your healthcare. This guide to drug pricing and discounts provides the answers to common questions and offers practical information that

THE LATEST U.S. NUMBERS (AS OF MAY 18, 2020, AT 6:58 P.M. EDT)

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  U.S. cases have surpassed 1.5 million and the country’s death toll is more than 90,000.  The  Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center  maintains an ongoing count of the COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States and worldwide. As of May 18, the tally is: ·          Total cases worldwide: 4,786,672 (up from 4,516,360 Friday) ·          Total deaths worldwide: 317,695 (up from 306,051 Friday) ·          Total recoveries: 1,776,641 (up from 1,622,354 Friday) ·          Total cases in the United States: 1,506,732 (up from 1,432,045 Friday) ·          Total deaths in the United States: 90,236 (up from 86,851 Friday) New York has added another region to reopen Tuesday, with many beaches set to reopen Memorial Day weekend.  On Monday, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo  told the media  that the region around Buffalo could reopen on Tuesday, making it the sixth of 10 regions in New York State to meet the criteria to lift lockdown measures,  according to CBS News . The Fin