A threejudge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Wednesday unanimously ruled to lift an injunction blocking Washington state officials from penalizing pharmacists who refused to dispense the emergency contraception pill Plan B, the Los Angeles Times reports (Williams, Los Angeles Times, 7/9). The panel said the district court [...]

“Even with the Medicare drug benefit, even with the prevalence of lowcost generics, even with lossleader discounting by big chains, many Americans still find themselves unable to afford the prescription medications that manage their lifethreatening conditions,” The New York Times reports. In some areas, “the recession has heightened the struggle. National surveys consistently find [...]