Sarah Varney reports for Kaiser Health News that the for-profit sector will now be providing a...
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Facts about prescription drug prices in the U.S.
The High Cost of Prescription Drugs in the United States, a new JAMA paper by Aaron Kesselheim, MD...
Insurers denying some costly treatments patients need
Bob Tedeschi reports in Stat news on a growing trend by health insurers to deny some costly...
The pharmaceutical marketplace is dysfunctional
The controversy over the steep price of EpiPen—an injectable device used to treat severe and...
Aetna, for-profit insurers do not serve public good
The U.S. Department of Justice is trying to block Aetna’s merger with Humana. And, Aetna...
How to communicate with a person with dementia
In part two of a four-part series on caregiving and dementia, Julie Potyraj, community manager for...
New law would reduce Medicare enrollment mistakes
These days, many people who turn 65 are still working. Many are also holding off claiming Social...
Biosimilars, almost identical to brand-name drugs at discounted...
In this 21st century digital world, it seems like every day a new word or expression surfaces and...
Trump doesn’t understand Social Security
Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, has released a new ad revealing that either he...
New FDA rules let companies decide what food is safe
The FDA just issued a new rule on foods “generally recognized as safe” or GRAS. And...