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TV ads must trumpet drug prices, Trump administration says. Pharma tries a Plan B.
If approved, the proposed rule has no government enforcement mechanism that would force the companies to comply.
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In the battle to control drug costs, old patent laws get new life
If these approaches gain traction, will they be enough to make drugs affordable for all?
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Congress tackles the opioid epidemic. But how much will it help?
“We haven’t seen the peak of the epidemic. We are seeing the numbers climb year after year,” said Baltimore’s Dr. Leana Wen.
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Bipartisan Senate budget deal boosts health programs
As usual, its fate is uncertain in the House.
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The rising cost of the pneumococcal vaccine: What gives?
“It’s like buying gas in a hurricane – or Coke in an airport. They charge what they want to,” said pediatrician Lindsay Irvin.
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Meningitis B vaccine’s high price tag poses a health care conundrum
Four years ago, when meningitis B, an extremely rare but potentially lethal form of the infection, sickened a small number of college students at...
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As some holdout states revisit Medicaid expansion, new data show it pays off
Although the GOP-controlled Congress is pledging its continued interest – despite stalls and snags – in dismantling Obamacare, some “red state”...
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Hospital computerized physician order entry systems often miss prescribing errors
Almost 40 percent of potentially harmful drug orders weren’t flagged as dangerous by hospital electronic health record systems, according to a...
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Fueled by health law, ‘concierge medicine’ reaches new markets
Direct primary care is gaining traction in some places – could it work for your practice?