Medicare patients with multiple sclerosis face skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs for therapies due to complicated insurance rules that force them to pick up an increasing share of the cost, according to new research.
Feb 4, 2019
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(HealthDay)—A shortage of the anti-anxiety drug buspirone in the United States has patients and doctors concerned.
Feb 4, 2019
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What if you could shop for a magnetic resonance imaging scan like you would for someone to paint your house?
Jan 31, 2019
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Imagine there was a store where there were no prices on items, and you never knew what you'd pay until you'd picked out your purchases and were leaving the shop. You might be skeptical that the store would have any incentive ...
Jan 30, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Some Americans with type 1 diabetes have cut back on their insulin usage as the cost of the drug nearly doubled over a five-year period.
Jan 24, 2019
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The Trump administration's proposal to require pharmaceutical companies to publish drug prices in TV ads is unlikely to help control drug prices, according to a study publishing Jan. 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Jan 22, 2019
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Anyone keeping tabs on how much they spend at the pharmacy knows that drug costs are rising, but what exactly is driving prices upward is often a mystery.
Jan 11, 2019
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Taxes on sugary beverages have been proposed—and adopted—across the United States as a way of reducing consumption of the sweet drinks, which has been linked to increased risk of weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes, ...
Jan 3, 2019
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(HealthDay)—The lowest-priced generic drugs are more likely to experience shortages, according to a study published in the November issue of Value in Health.
Dec 28, 2018
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A generic drugmaker plans to start selling a slightly cheaper version of the EpiPen in the U.S. early next year.
Dec 6, 2018
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