Diabetes
How much difference will Eli Lilly's half-price insulin make?
When Erin Gilmer filled her insulin prescription at a Denver-area Walgreens in January, she paid $8.50. U.S. taxpayers paid another $280.51.
Mar 14, 2019
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Health
U.S. should look at how other high-income countries regulate health care costs: study
Structuring negotiations between insurers and providers, standardizing fee-for-service payments and negotiating prices can lower the United States' health care spending by slowing the rate at which healthcare prices increase, ...
Nov 22, 2020
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Medications
A pharmacist explains why drugs cost so much
When a nationally prominent oncologist said "drugs cost too much" during a high-profile speech at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology recently, no one was particularly shocked. The cost of new ...
Aug 10, 2015
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Medications
As competition goes down, generic drug prices rise, study finds
If the cost of your generic prescription drug has risen, it may be due to a lack of competition among drug manufacturers, according to a University of Florida College of Pharmacy study.
Jul 3, 2017
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Medications
Prescription drug costs steadily soar, yet price transparency is lacking
After reviewing tens of millions of insurance claims for the country's 49 most popular brand-name prescription drugs, a team from Scripps Research Translational Institute found that net prices rose by a median of 76 percent ...
May 31, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When to see someone for your neck or back pain
After extended periods of research and computer work, you may be no stranger to neck and back pain. The daily wear and tear of graduate student life can often take its toll on your joints and muscles. But how do you know ...
Feb 18, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Suicide rates are rising significantly among African American teens
A large-scale study from The University of Toledo of young African Americans who have attempted or died by suicide suggests there is a greater need for mental health services in urban school districts, and that we need to ...
Jun 24, 2019
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Medications
High drug prices are not justified by industry's research and development spending, argue experts
High drug prices are not justified by industry's spending on research and development (R&D), argue experts in The BMJ today.
Feb 15, 2023
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Medications
Trump promises to reduce US drug prices to world's lowest
US President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration is working on an executive order to reduce US drug prices to match the lowest in the world.
Jul 6, 2019
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Medications
The new insulin price cap: What you need to know
In early March, Eli Lilly made headlines after announcing a new $35 price cap on insulin for individuals with private insurance. Novo Nordisk and Sanofi made their own price reduction announcements shortly after Eli Lilly's ...
Mar 18, 2023
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