A recent report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) raises serious concerns about...
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Pharma is undermining the discovery of new drugs
Mariana Mazzucato’s op-ed in the Washington Post offers yet another reason why the federal...
Social Security benefits will rise 2.8 percent in 2019, but...
As a result of inflation, people on fixed incomes find that their incomes decline in value over...
Commercial health insurance fails to protect people from...
People not yet eligible for Medicare are generally expected to “pick the commercial health...
How to ensure the drugs you take are safe and effective
Drugs recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration–within the last ten...
Drugmaker charged with paying kickbacks to sell more Humira
Humira is one of the top-selling drugs in the US. But, it may be in part because its drugmaker...
How much are drug companies paying nurses?
Not that long ago, Congress required pharmaceutical and medical device companies to disclose the...
Medicare and Medicaid: How they work together
Nearly 12 million people with Medicare also are enrolled in Medicaid. If you have Medicare and...
Should generic drug labels include off-label uses?
A new bipartisan Senate bill would allow generic drug labels to include off-label uses, Nicholas...
Majority of House Democrats join the Expand Social Security...
More than 100 of 193 House Democrats as well as 18 Senate Democrats have joined...