Drugmakers Now ‘Masters’ At Rolling Out Their Own Generics To Stifle Competition
(By Jay Hancock and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) When PDL BioPharma’s $40 million blood-pressure medicine faced the threat
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Health Care Finance
A Look at Recent Proposals to Control Drug Spending by Medicare and its Beneficiaries
The affordability of prescription drugs is a pressing concern for many Americans, with broad agreement across the political spectrum that
Read MoreThe Health Savings for Seniors Act
A new bill in Congress aims to give older Americans a tax break for setting aside money for medical expenses.
Read MoreA watchdog group sets aside emotions to assess drugs’ value. Patients say their lives are more than a number
(By Kate Sheridan for STAT) Health economists walk a precarious tightrope: Their analyses are quantitative and, presumably, emotion-free. But health
Read MoreInfusion Treatments For Low Iron Can Deplete Patients’ Wallets
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Shannon Wood Rothenberg walked into her annual physical feeling fine. But more than
Read MoreHow our health systems are working to prevent hospital drug shortages
(By Barclay E. Berdan, Scott Reiner, and Terry Shaw for STAT) Drug shortages are a major challenge for hospitals. Today, 121
Read MoreTrump Administration ‘Open For Business’ On Drug Imports From Canada
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) A year after calling proposals allowing Americans to import cheaper drugs from Canada
Read MoreThis Indiana Clinic Has Patient-Care Stats Worth Bragging About
(By Dan Weissmann for Kaiser Health News) When I visited Dr. James Gingerich, he launched into some of the nerdiest
Read MoreThree pharmaceutical companies settle with California over deals to keep generic medications off the market
According to the California attorney general’s office, two pharmaceutical companies will pay the state of California a total of nearly
Read MoreHospitals to publish the prices negotiated with insurers
The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would require hospitals to publish the prices that are negotiated with insurers
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