Price Gouging vs. Price Transparency: Leaving Patients in the Dark
Price gouging in the specialty drug market is driving the cost of vital drugs up to $750 to $1,000 a…
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A 5,000% Price Hike and 2 Weeks Later, Daraprim Still Costs the Same
Despite responding to national outrage by promising to lower the price of Daraprim, a drug that fights parasitic infections, pharmaceutical…
Study Says Larger Practice Groups Result in More Expensive Medical Procedures
A new October Health Affairs study concluded that the cost of common medical procedures are higher in areas where physicians…
Medicare Beneficiaries will Likely Face Significantly Higher Premiums in 2016
Medicare Part B premiums for roughly 30 percent of Medicare beneficiaries could increase by up to 52 percent in 2016—$159.30…
Despite Availability of Hep C Cure, Mortality Still Rises
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study reports that deaths stemming from the hepatitis C virus infection…
Insurers Continue To Deny Patients Access to Hep C Cures
The widely prescribed hepatitis C medication, Harvoni, offers a cure for 90 percent of patients who take it. Yet, insurers…
HIV Patients Are Still Discriminated Against by Doctors
Over the past 25 years, the prognosis for individuals with HIV has dramatically changed from a high likelihood of death…
Pharmacists Call for Distinct Naming Convention for Biologics and Biosimilars
A new Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines survey points to strong pharmacist support for distinguishable biologic and biosimilar names, as…
Calif. Nonprofit Insurer Needs To Pay Its Taxes
A not-for-profit insurer has come under fire for allegedly hoarding funds. Dr. Michael Myers is calling for California’s tax board…
Prisoner Health Care Co-Pays Serve as a Deterrent to Essential Treatment
Recent research conducted by the Brennan Center for Criminal Justice at New York University School of Law reveals at least…