{"id":7736,"date":"2017-08-10T07:32:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T11:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=7736"},"modified":"2017-08-10T07:32:27","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T11:32:27","slug":"hospitals-slashed-use-of-two-heart-drugs-after-huge-price-hikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=7736","title":{"rendered":"Hospitals Slashed Use Of Two Heart Drugs After Huge Price Hikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

Even before media\u00a0<\/span>reports<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0<\/span>congressional hearing<\/a>\u00a0vilified Valeant Pharmaceuticals International for raising prices on a pair of lifesaving heart drugs, Dr. Umesh Khot knew something was very wrong. Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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