Government-Protected ‘Monopolies’ Drive Drug Prices Higher, Study Says
(By Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) The “most important factor” that drives prescription drug prices higher in the United
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Hidden Stroke Victims: The Young
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) ROCKLIN, Calif. — The headaches were excruciating and wouldn’t go away. Her doctor
Read MoreAs The For-Profit World Moves Into An Elder Care Program, Some Worry
(By Sarah Varney for Kaiser Health News) DENVER — Inside a senior center here, nestled along a bustling commercial strip,
Read MoreHow Obama’s FDA keeps generic drugs off the market
(By Scott Gottlieb, MD for AEI) One of the biggest factors fueling the angst over drug prices in the U.S.
Read MoreExperimental cancer therapy holds great promise — but at great cost
(by Meghana Keshavan for ST A T) Soon after she received the treatment, Karen Koehler’s brain swelled. Her blood pressure
Read MorePublic Health Officials Struggle To Identify Sepsis Before It Becomes Deadly
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) After Rory Staunton fell at the gym and cut his arm in March
Read MoreGeriatric ERs Reduce Stress, Medical Risks For Elderly Patients
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) NEW YORK — The Mount Sinai Hospital emergency room looks and sounds like
Read MoreCMS Identifies Hospitals Paid Nearly $1.5B In 2015 Medicare Billing Settlement
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) A year after paying nearly $1.5 billion to more than a third of
Read MoreSenators press Mylan Labs over ‘outrageous’ EpiPen pricing
(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) M ove over, Martin Shkreli. Get in line, Valeant Pharmaceuticals. Congress appears to
Read MoreCan You Name 9 Facts about Medicare?
If you are one of the Baby Boomers whose 65 th birthday is coming up – you can sign up
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