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Why desperate Americans are driving to Canada in caravans for insulin
8 May 2019 - Influx of Americans avoiding skyrocketing U.S. insulin prices raises concerns about Canadian supply. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2019
Patients' drug costs surge for some neurologic conditions
2 May 2019 - Many patients with neurologic disorders like multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease have seen steep increases ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2019
Health funds want to raise a tax penalty to force you to buy their products
4 May 2019 - A $900 plus tax penalty to force the rich to buy private health insurance is now ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2019
Labor will not rule out scrapping $6 billion health insurance rebate
2 May 2019 - Labor health spokeswoman Catherine King has refused to rule out scrapping $6 billion-a-year worth of health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2019
Coalition promises cheaper medicines
2 May 2019 - The Coalition has promised more support for Australians with ongoing medicine needs, vowing to lower safety ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2019
Free blood tests: Labor raises health pressure
16 April 2019 - Bill Shorten will promise to fund $200 million worth of free blood tests for cancer patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2019
At WHO Forum on Medicines, countries and civil society push for greater transparency and fairer prices
13 April 2019 - WHO to continue to facilitate countries’ information-sharing to improve transparency on prices. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Apr 2019
How are gene therapies going to get paid for?
12 April 2019 - Ideally, gene therapies address the root causes of disease with a single curative dose. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2019
Gene therapy was hailed as a revolution. Then came the bill.
7 April 2019 - Cost of new treatments may run into the millions of dollars. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2019
Can cheaper drugs help home-grown labs turn the table on foreign Big Pharma in China’s cancer treatment market?
6 April 2019 - Nearly a quarter of the world’s newly diagnosed cancer cases in 2015 were in China. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2019
Supporting greater availability of lower cost generic drugs for Canadians
4 April 2019 - Canadians want improved access to a wider range of safe and affordable medications. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Apr 2019
Cigna’s Express Scripts PBM to cap insulin costs amid drug price scrutiny
3 April 2019 - Cigna and its Express Scripts pharmacy benefit management unit Wednesday said they are rolling out a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Apr 2019
Statement from FDA Commissioner on the agency’s continued efforts to bring competition to the insulin market to lower prices and expand access
2 April 2019 - Access to affordable insulin can be a matter of life and death for Americans with diabetes. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Mar 2019
Millions of Australians plan to switch or downgrade health insurance ahead of April price hike
27 March 2019 - Millions of Australians with private health insurance plan to switch to a cheaper policy or reduce ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2019
Rotorua teacher needs $100k for cancer drug to live longer for his young sons
26 March 2019 - Trainee teacher Whitinga Harris was in a classroom at Western Heights Primary School in October last ...