Obama’s New Budget Aims to Make Biotech Treatments More Affordable
Alexis Benter The Obama administration recently revealed its new $3.99 trillion budget for 2016. It announced its plans to negotiate prices for costly drugs and biotechnology treatments under the...
View ArticleAmerican Majority Disagrees With High-Priced Pharmaceuticals
A recent poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that Americans want pharmaceutical companies to lower drug prices. The poll gathers public opinion on pharmaceutical companies and options for cost...
View ArticleMedical Associations Speak Out Against Insurance Mergers
Hospitals, doctors and medical associations are attempting to prevent a big-time insurance merger that could negatively impact patients. The American insurance market is dominated by five multibillion...
View ArticleA Bill To Regulate Prescription Drug Price
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has created a bill to regulate drug prices, including Medicare Part D negotiation, drug importation from Canada, Medicaid and Medicare rebates, the prohibition of...
View ArticleCensus Confirms A Declining Number Of Uninsured Americans
New census data shows the percentage of uninsured people in the United States has declined from 41.8 million in 2013 to 33.0 million in 2014. The annual health insurance report was released last week,...
View ArticleWhy Are U.S. Patients Paying More For Pharmaceuticals?
The International Federation of Health Plans concluded that Americans are paying six times more for prescription medication than the rest of the world. The unreasonably high price of pharmaceuticals in...
View ArticleThe Different Parts Of Medicare Open Enrollment
Medicare beneficiaries should be aware that open enrollment season, a three-month period that offers options to change or add to existing health care plans, has finally begun. The annual open...
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