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an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing
the time-honored prescription among hostelers that you do not mess with another person's stuff
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Recent Examples of prescriptions
Few topics generate as much heat as pricing in healthcare, and prescription drug prices are no exception—between 2006 and 2020, prices for hundreds of the most common prescriptions increased fast enough to outpace general inflation, according to an AARP report from this year.
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Due to decades of mergers and acquisitions, the three largest PBMs now manage nearly 80 percent of all prescriptions filled in the United States.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The two candidates, however, have very different explanations for what caused it, and very different prescriptions for addressing the issue.
—David Lay Williams, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
That may include things like checkups, prescriptions and emergency care for illnesses and injuries.
—Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
Unlike other goods, these products or prescriptions can often be shipped through alternative routes such as by aircraft.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
But what Walz is expected to do most on Tuesday is help Harris flesh out her agenda for voters who are still unsure about her goals and specific policy prescriptions.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
But what Walz is expected to do most on Tuesday is help Harris flesh out her agenda for voters still unsure about her goals and specific policy prescriptions.
—Phillip M. Bailey, The Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2024
Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Due to decades of mergers and acquisitions, the three largest PBMs now manage nearly 80 percent of all prescriptions filled in the United States.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The two candidates, however, have very different explanations for what caused it, and very different prescriptions for addressing the issue.
—David Lay Williams, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
That may include things like checkups, prescriptions and emergency care for illnesses and injuries.
—Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
Unlike other goods, these products or prescriptions can often be shipped through alternative routes such as by aircraft.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
But what Walz is expected to do most on Tuesday is help Harris flesh out her agenda for voters who are still unsure about her goals and specific policy prescriptions.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
But what Walz is expected to do most on Tuesday is help Harris flesh out her agenda for voters still unsure about her goals and specific policy prescriptions.
—Phillip M. Bailey, The Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2024
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