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The medicine is a miracle, but only if you can afford it
7 February 2023 - A wave of new treatments have cured devastating diseases. When the costs are too much, even for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Feb 2023
Annual private health insurance premium rise
6 February 2023 - The Australian Government is ensuring Australians get value for money from their private health insurance as the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2023
A prescription drug affordability board would lower prescription costs
1 February 2023 - Del. Rasoul is proposing Virginia create an independent panel of health care experts to review drug price ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2023
Sources of innovation in gene therapies - approaches to achieving affordable prices
21 January 2023 - Gene therapies are a fast growing area of innovation and potentially hold great promise for clinical care. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2023
Assessing and extending California’s insulin manufacturing initiative
19 January 2023 - Set against the backdrop of current debates about lowering drug costs, lowering the price of insulin—a lifesaving ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2023
Medicare begins to rein in drug costs for older Americans
14 January 2023 - Reforms embedded in the Inflation Reduction Act will bring savings to seniors this year. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jan 2023
US Supreme Court rebuffs Pfizer plan to help patients pay for heart medication
9 January 2023 - The US Supreme Court on Monday turned away Pfizer's bid to revive its plan to cover ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jan 2023
US new drug price exceeds $200,000 median in 2022
5 January 2023 - After setting record high US prices in the first half of 2022, drug makers continued to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jan 2023
A new weight loss drug could become the best-selling drug of all time. Who can afford it?
1 January 2023 - An Eli Lilly drug if approved for weight loss could become the best selling drug of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jan 2023
Mark Cuban’s cost plus drug company continues to revolutionise generic drug pricing
1 January 2023 - Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company is making waves again, as it steadily raises its profile ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2022
American ALS patients contend with US$158K price tag on new drug
19 December 2022 - For two years, Becky Mourey pushed the FDA to approve an experimental drug for her Lou ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Dec 2022
Fixing price instability can improve access to affordable prescription drugs
15 December 2022 - The high cost of prescription drugs is a very real problem in the US. The average American ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2022
Another example of a “Shkrelian” drug price increase
28 October 2022 - The story of Martin Shkreli and the drug, Daraprim, has been used as an example of drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2022
Labor fulfils vow to cut cost of scripts
21 October 2022 - Labor will list four new medicines on the PBS from November to offer Australians cheaper treatments ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2022
3 in 10 uninsured Americans with diabetes may ration insulin
18 October 2022 - "Universal access to insulin, without cost barriers, is urgently needed." ...