Even With Insurance, She Faced $227K In Medical Bills. What It Took To Get Answers.
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) The first surprise was the massive heart attack, which struck as Debbie Moehnke
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Emerging Health Issues
Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic’s Third Wave
(By Martha Bebinger for NPR) Men are dying after opioid overdoses at nearly three times the rate of women in
Read MoreBiosimilar approval and adoption in the U.S. needs to be expedited
(By Carlos Sattler and Sheila Frame for STAT) Generic versions of brand-name small-molecule drugs saved Americans more than $1 trillion between 1999
Read MoreEvidence does not support Medicare for All would “save lives”
Several Senators claim Medicare for All would “save lives”; however, a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research
Read MoreDeath By A Thousand Clicks
(By Fred Schulte and Erika Fry, Fortune for Kaiser Health News) The pain radiated from the top of Annette Monachelli’s
Read MoreHow Much Difference Will Eli Lilly’s Half-Price Insulin Make?
(By Bram Sable-Smith for Kaiser Health News) When Erin Gilmer filled her insulin prescription at a Denver-area Walgreens in January,
Read MoreOpioid Litigation Brings Company Secrets Into The Public Eye
(By Brian Mann for NPR) America’s big drugmakers and pharmacy chains are scrambling to respond to hundreds of lawsuits tied
Read More‘Medieval’ Diseases Flare As Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Jennifer Millar keeps trash bags and hand sanitizer near her tent, and she
Read MoreCities and Counties Unlikely To Heed FDA Warning On Importing Foreign Drugs
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Cities and local governments in several states said they will continue to use
Read MoreIf Purdue Pharma declares bankruptcy, what would it mean for lawsuits against the opioid manufacturer?
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The legal battle over who’s at fault for the opioid crisis, which involves more than
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