Two recent exposes reveal how easy it is for pharmaceutical companies to raise prices on what...
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Anxiety about health and finances growing
If you’re feeling anxious about your health and finances, you are not alone. The American...
Medicare health plan website misleading at best
A large national organization that serves older adults recently issued a report critiquing...
How the US should negotiate drug prices
The public overwhelmingly supports federal drug price negotiation. But, how should the US negotiate...
If we can import food safely, why not medicines?
Have you ever thought about the difference between importing food and importing medicines? They...
Tax cuts for drug companies a bust for Americans
A new report by Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition of 425 national and state organizations...
Social Security delivers good dependable returns
New data out of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) confirms that Social Security delivers good...
CVS Caremark accused of $1 billion in Medicare drug fraud
Pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs)–middlemen who determine the list of approved drugs for...
CMS approves new enrollment hook for Medicare Advantage plans
While at first glance a Medicare Advantage plan may seem like a better deal than traditional...
Let’s make medicines a public good again
Fran Quigley writes for The Other 98 percent that it is time to make medicines a public good again...