Today, Medicare covers prescription drug costs under Part B–drugs that are generally...
Drugs and technology
High drug prices in U.S. unrelated to lower prices abroad
A recent blog post on Health Affairs by Donald Light makes a compelling case that drug prices in...
For some generics, little competition, big price hikes
Americans are taking a lot more generic drugs today than ever before. And, for the most part, they...
Drug importation could drive down price of generics
Generic drugs used to be synonymous with low prices, but lately drug shortages and price increases...
What to do about high drug prices?
A new Commonwealth Fund paper, Getting to the Root of High Drug Prices, offers a plan for what to...
NY to pay for drugs based on value
A recent New York State law, designed to rein in drug costs, pays for drugs based on their value...
Drug costs eating into greater share of income
A new paper by Dean Baker at the Center for Economic and Policy Research explains that an...
Bug repellents: Which ones are safe?
It’s summer, the time of year when we seem to be most surrounded by bugs. Most of us use bug...
Government’s Section 1498 authority to regulate the price...
While the federal government should be regulating the price of all drugs, as does every other...
Warning: Your drug copay may be higher than the drug’s cash...
It’s bad enough that lack of competition empowers drug companies to set prices sky high for...