The Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act is Not So Safe
On January 8, 2015, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reintroduced the Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada…
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Preserving a Balance of Exclusivity
Preserving a balance of exclusivity and protection poses more of a challenge for biologic drugs than it does with respect…
States Need Proper Substitution Laws in Place
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) is preparing to approve the first follow-on biologic drug (sometimes referred to as…
Time Reports on the Easiest Way To Beat Health Care Costs in Retirement
According to Time, out-of-pocket health care costs can total the average retiree $318,000. Moreover, longer life spans give rise to greater…
Using Data To Improve Future Cancer Treatments
A new initiative called CancerLinQ will collect and analyze massive amounts of data to provide real-time, quality feedback and clinical…
Alleged Discrimination in Insurance Coverage for HIV
Four insurers have been accused of requiring people with HIV to pay high out-of-pocket costs for their medications. Two groups…
Health Insurers Deny Hep C Treatment
With a promising treatment for Hepatitis C now available, health insurers have begun to limit its use, citing cost concerns. Insurers have put conditions on who…
For Rural Hospitals, Telemedicine Boosts Outcomes
When a Maryland hospital faced a difficult and rare diagnosis this spring, doctors turned to a critical care doctor 125…
Hospitals Seek To Improve Care for Mentally Ill
While some health care costs decline, the cost of emergency care for the mentally ill has risen 28 percent over…
Undercover Investigation Finds Synthetic Drug Use at ‘Epidemic’ Levels in the US Marine Corps
An undercover investigation from National Geographic found that for members of the U.S. Marine Corps, synthetic drugs are both prevalent and easy to find. These dangerous, more powerful drugs mimic the effects of known hallucinogens but have a slightly altered chemical structure in order to evade traditional methods of detection.