Who the public blames for rising healthcare costs
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Prescription drug companies shoulder the most blame for rising healthcare costs, according to
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Hospitals Prepare To Launch Their Own Drug Company To Fight High Prices and Shortages
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) Sometimes IV bags are hard for hospitals to come by. Other times it’s injectable folic acid to
Read MoreStates Looking To Tax Opioids Pin Hopes On November Elections
(By Jan Hancock and Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) After almost slapping a tax on makers of opioid pills
Read MoreHospitals mark up drugs by 479%: 6 report findings
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) On average, hospitals mark up prescription drugs by 479 percent, according to a new
Read MoreWill the new Medicare Part D formulary rules cause patient safety risks?
In an emailed statement by the AMA, they stated that the newly introduced guidelines to allow Medicare Part D plans
Read MoreMedPAC to look into hospital consolidations’ effect on Medicare
In a letter signed a group of bipartisan lawmakers serving on the Energy and Commerce committee is asking The Medicare
Read MoreInsulin’s High Cost Leads To Lethal Rationing
(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) Diabetic ketoacidosis is a terrible way to die. It’s what happens when you don’t have
Read MoreCopay Accumulators
According to a recent survey of 170 employers conducted by the National Business Group on Health, 17 percent of employers
Read MoreBezos backs startup aimed at delaying age-related diseases
( By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Among the investors backing Unity Biotechnology, a startup that aims to develop
Read MoreCustomers like their brick-and-mortar pharmacies
Customers really love their pharmacies, and for reasons that could make it tough for Amazon to keep up – at
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