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Drugs and technology
New leukemia drug will cost $475,000
The cost of cancer care now averages over $100,000. That’s more than twice the cost...
Senate bill would empower Medicare to reduce drug prices
Today, Medicare covers prescription drug costs under Part B–drugs that are generally...
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...