Brand-name drug manufacturers appreciate the value of their patents, which give them virtually...
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Who’s in your social network?
Many of us who care for a relative, partner, friend or neighbor do it without realizing that we are...
What you should know about Graham-Cassidy bill
Senator Mitch McConnell has just conceded defeat for now in his effort to repeal the Affordable...
New Medicare card in the works
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS, is preparing to release a new Medicare card to...
Sanders and 15 other Senators introduce Medicare for All bill
As Congressional Republicans continue to seek a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Senator...
R and D costs do not justify high drug prices
Prescription drugs are increasingly unaffordable largely because Congress has effectively granted...
More than 1 million await Social Security disability decision
More than 1 million people await a Social Security disability decision, according to an ABC news...
Kidney voucher program launched and catching on
Fran Kritz of Kaiser News reports on how a retired Superior Court judge, Howard Broadman, came up...
Allergan transfers patents to Native American tribe to quash a...
Drug companies seem always to be coming up with new ways to drive profits. This time, according to...
2018 Social Security benefits should rise, but checks may not
One of the strengths of Social Security is that benefits are adjusted annually to offset increases...