A new report by Pharma, the trade association for drug manufacturers, looks at hospital upcharges...
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Medicare’s bundled payments reduce hospital costs
A study of Medicare’s payment innovation to rein in costs while promoting quality care shows...
Aspirin may not help to prevent heart problems
People who are at a moderate risk of developing cardiovascular disease who take a low-dose aspirin...
Pharma suit dismissed in California: State can require notice of...
Ed Silverman reports for StatNews that a federal judge in California dismissed a Pharma lawsuit...
Drug costs: A big chunk of your insurance premium
A new article in Health Affairs reports that drug costs at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a...
The truth about Social Security
President Franklin Roosevelt signed our Social Security system into law eighty-three years ago...
Let’s have a prescription drug public option
also, by Stephanie Taylor, originally published in The American Prospect. Kara Eastman, the...
Insurers drive up costs for people with diabetes
The Hill has an opinion piece on a new way that insurers are increasing their profits. Insurers...
Governors’ association says US should break drug patents...
The National Governors Association (NGA), a conservative body, has issued a report in support of...
State blocks doctor from offering low-cost MRIs
Could it be possible that a state would block a doctor from offering low-cost MRIs? Dylan Scott...