Health care costs are soaring. Blame insurers, drug companies — and your employer
(By Maria Aspan for NPR) The United States has the most expensive health care in the developed world. Now it’s
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Drug Companies
Trump seeks to lower drugmakers’ Medicaid prices: 5 notes
(By: Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump is targeting the pharmaceutical industry as a way to help
Read MoreDrugmakers hiked prices for hundreds of drugs in early January
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Drugmakers raised the list prices on 575 name-brand drugs in just the first two days
Read MoreDrugmakers and pharmacists battle over who gets to make obesity drugs
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Ozempic and similar drugs for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss are in such high
Read MoreSen. Sanders pushes NIH to rein in drug prices
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Can the National Institutes of Health bring down drug prices? It doesn’t approve new medicines
Read MoreA More Aggressive FTC Is Starting to Target Drug Mergers and Industry Middlemen
(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) Under the leadership of an aggressive opponent of anti-competitive business practices, the Federal
Read MoreMedicare announces plan to recoup billions from drug companies
(Leslie Walker and Dan Gorenstein for NPR) Medicare’s historic plan to slow prescription drug spending is taking shape. Thursday federal
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