The Kaiser Family Foundation just released a report documenting the high out-of-pocket costs for...
Drugs and technology
Will CMS reduce people’s Part D drug costs?
A recent article by Sarah Jane Tribble in Kaiser Health News suggests that people with Medicare may...
Prednisone can have sinister side effects
All medicines come with side effects, some good, some bad. The corticosteroid prednisone is no...
Amazon likely gearing up to sell prescription drugs
Gizmodo reports that Amazon may be gearing up to sell prescription drugs online. The mega-retailer...
Higher drug prices for rural hospitals keep them from providing...
Sarah Tribble reports for Kaiser Health News that particularly high drug prices for rural...
Will more generic drugs mean lower prices?
To drive meaningful competition in the health care marketplace and bring down drug prices, the Food...
New California law forces Pharma to justify price hikes
Kaiser Health News reports that last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a major drug...
Gene therapy can offer a cure, but at what price?
Pharmaceutical companies are coming up with cures for a range of diseases and disabilities...
Smart tattoos with biosensitive ink
A story in the Harvard Gazette reports that researchers at Harvard and MIT have come up with a...
Reining in drug costs remains public’s top priority
A new Harvard-Politico poll shows that reining in drug costs remains the public’s top...