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FDA’s Gottlieb heads back to AEI to tackle drug prices
4 April 2019 - The soon-to-be former commissioner wants to delve into “market failures.” ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2019
The implications of “Medicare for All” for US hospitals
4 April 2019 - Health care has already emerged as a major 2020 campaign topic for the Democrats, with some candidates ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Apr 2019
Trump retreats on health care after McConnell warns it won’t happen
2 April 2019 - President Trump backed off plans to introduce a Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2019
Single-payer drug pricing in a multi-payer health system: does Germany offer a model for the US?
22 March 2019 - An increasing number of presidential hopefuls, most recently Senator Kamala Harris, are proposing “single payer” or “Medicare ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2019
National pharmacare to make prescription drugs more accessible and affordable
28 March 2019 - Canadians pay too much for prescription drugs – and that means far too many go without ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2019
'Declare lung cancer national priority' - Lung Foundation NZ
28 March 2019 - The latest call for better cancer treatment funding has come from Lung Foundation New Zealand which ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2019
Medicare for all means hope for none
27 March 2019 - Americans deserve a system that helps them get well, not get in line. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2019
House Democratic leaders to unveil health bill, minus Medicare for All
26 March 2019 - The House Democrats' divide over health care will be on full display Tuesday, when leaders plan ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2019
Trump administration asks court to completely invalidate Obama’s Affordable Care Act
26 March 2019 - In a significant shift, the Justice Department now says that it backs a full invalidation of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2019
Medicare for all would abolish private insurance. ‘There’s no precedent in American history.’
23 March 2019 - Unlike Obamacare, emerging plans would sweep away the private health insurance system. What would that mean for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Mar 2019
A tiered health care delivery system for China
22 March 2019 - “China's health-care reform will be regarded as successful when a tiered health-care delivery system is fully ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2019
Canada to create national drug agency to help cut cost of medicines
20 March 2019 - Canada will create a national drug agency to help cut the cost of prescription medications as part ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Mar 2019
Medicare for all is divisive (in the Democratic Party)
18 March 2019 - More than 100 Democrats — and at least four of the party’s presidential candidates — have endorsed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Mar 2019
The policy initiatives Scott Gottlieb championed at the FDA will remain after he departs
18 March 2019 - The resignation of Scott Gottlieb as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration raises a big ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Mar 2019
What 1 April 2019 private health insurance changes mean for you
17 March 2019 - When the calendar flips to April 1 this year, many private health insurance customers will need ...