Breaking the link between prescription drug list prices and compensation to middlemen like pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) could cut a significant portion of the U.S.'s annual drug tab, finds a new analysis from the USC ...
Jul 24, 2025
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aiming to lower crippling drug prices by giving states more leeway to bargain-hunt abroad and improving the process for price negotiations.
Apr 16, 2025
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It's a holy grail of health care: forcing the industry to reveal prices negotiated between health plans and hospitals—information that had long been treated as a trade secret. And among the flurry of executive orders President ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on Covered California, the state's Affordable Care Act marketplace. He could have selected a cheaper plan from a different ...
Mar 13, 2025
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With a sweep of the pen, President Donald Trump has ended a Biden administration effort to lower the cost of prescription drugs for people on Medicare and Medicaid.
Jan 22, 2025
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The U.S. health care system leaves much to be desired.
Dec 16, 2024
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Santa Clara County hospitals have illegally dumped tons of biohazardous waste, including prescription drugs, human tissue and vials containing blood, county prosecutors said.
Dec 6, 2024
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Affordability in Canada affects not just groceries but also medications, with one in 20 people unable to take their medications as prescribed because of cost, found research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Nov 25, 2024
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Every fall, millions of Medicare beneficiaries have the chance to pick a new stand-alone prescription drug plan that may be better suited for them, but most stick with the same plan.
Nov 19, 2024
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Medicare's fall open enrollment, which runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, is an opportunity to review your benefits and make changes for 2025.
Oct 11, 2024
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