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Trump proposals could increase health costs for consumers
21 January 2019 - President Trump has repeatedly vowed to reduce drug prices and to lower out-of-pocket drug costs, but the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2019
Will price be a barrier to new cancer immunotherapy?
19 January 2019 - Advisory group CADTH recommends no funding for new CAR-T therapy until drug company lowers cost. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2019
Why pharmaceutical companies are on a shopping binge
14 January 2019 - With the cost of R&D so high, it may make sense to spend money on a competitor. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2019
Cost recovery and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme process improvements information forums
14 January 2019 - The Department of Health will be hosting information forums in both Sydney and Melbourne regarding amendments ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Nov 2018
German health minister calls for faster adoption of biosimilar drugs
14 November 2018 - Germany’s health minister Jens Spahn has called for faster adoption of cheaper copies of biotech drugs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Nov 2018
Biosimilar drugs promise to slash health care costs in rich countries
8 November 2018 - The world's top-selling drug now faces biosimilars that are 80% cheaper. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2018
Update of the Cost Resource Manual
5 November 2018 - PHARMAC recently updated the Cost Resource Manual – the online list of standard costs and prices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Nov 2018
Pharma makes lobbying push to roll back seniors' drug discounts
6 November 2018 - Drug industry stands to lose $1.9 billion under February law. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2018
Novartis says SMA gene therapy is cost-effective at $4-5 million per patient
5 November 2018 - Novartis, which is shifting into rare diseases, said on Monday it believes its new gene therapy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2018
Almost half of new US cancer patients lose their entire life savings
23 October 2018 - According to a new study published in the American Journal of Medicine, 42% of new cancer patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Oct 2018
Cost, context, and decisions in health economics and health technology assessment
18 October 2018 - This study is an attempt to demystify and clarify the idea of cost in health economics ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2018
B.C. to sue opioid makers for health care expenses of overdose crisis
29 August 2018 - The British Columbia Government will sue opioid manufacturers including Purdue Pharma in an effort to recoup ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2018
Eli Lilly CEO: why consumers are key to bringing down health care costs
27 August 2018 - For all of us who want better value in health care, seeing Apple, Amazon, and other ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Aug 2018
What does knee surgery cost? Few know, and that’s a problem.
21 August 2018 - The price we pay for health care often has little connection to what it actually costs. One ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2018
Melbourne man spends $80,000 on the miracle cancer drug that saved his life
13 August 2018 - Diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in 2017, John Burke should, in his words, be “gone ...