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Cascade of costs could push new gene therapy above $1 million per patient
Although Kymriah’s price tag has “shattered oncology drug-pricing norms,” Dr. Saltz said “the sticker price is just the starting point.”
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Five takeaways from Congress’ failure to extend funding for children’s coverage
Congress finally seems ready to take action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program after funding lapsed Sept. 30.
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Flat-fee primary care helps fill niche for Texas’ uninsured
Under direct primary care, patients pay a monthly fee for basic, office-based care and frequently after-hours access.
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Five outside-the-box ideas for fixing the individual insurance market
A preview to what legislators might consider when they return from the summer congressional recess in early September.
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‘Breakthrough’ leukemia drug also portends ‘quantum leap’ in cost
Novartis hasn’t announced a price for CTL019, but British health authorities have said a price of $649,000 for a one-time treatment would be...
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Climbing cost of decades-old drugs threatens to break Medicaid bank
Skyrocketing price tags for new drugs to treat rare diseases have stoked outrage nationwide. But hundreds of old, commonly used drugs cost the...
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End-of-life advice: More than 500,000 chat on Medicare’s dime
The 90-year-old woman in the San Diego–area nursing home was quite clear, said Karl Steinberg, MD. She didn’t want aggressive measures to prolong...
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Under Trump, hospitals face same penalties embraced by Obama
Amid all the turbulence over the future of the Affordable Care Act, one facet continues unchanged: President Trump’s administration is penalizing...
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Senate parliamentarian upends GOP hopes for health bill
Some of the provisions that didn’t pass muster with the parliamentarian were key to getting the bill through the House. And if they are dropped,...
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New on the streets: Drug for nerve pain boosts high for opioid abusers
ATHENS, OHIO – On April 5, Ciera Smith sat in a car parked on the gravel driveway of the Rural Women’s Recovery Program here with a choice to make...
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KHN Exclusive: White House task force echoes Pharma proposals
To solve the crisis of high drug prices, the group discussed strengthening the monopoly rights of pharmaceuticals overseas, ending discounts for...
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Lead detected in 20% of baby food samples, surprising even researchers
Pediatricians and public health researchers know they have to be on the lookout for lead exposure from paint chips and contaminated drinking water...
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Capitol Hill Dems, HHS Secretary Price trade jabs on HHS budget
In back-to-back appearances on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price sparred with Democrats over the Trump...
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Former Pharma reps’ new mission: To school docs on high drug costs
As a drug salesman, Mike Courtney worked hard to make health care expensive. He wined and dined doctors, golfed with them and bought lunch for...
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Republicans race the clock on health care, but the calendar is not helping
Back in January, Republicans boasted they would deliver a “repeal and replace” bill for the Affordable Care Act to President Donald Trump’s desk...