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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2018
Biosimilars for insulin: a cost-saving alternative?
11 August 2018 - The expiry of patents on an insulin analogue has opened the market to the production of biosimilar ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2018
What does a drug cost? It depends on where you live.
6 July 2018 - A new analysis finds the price of certain drugs varies widely depending on what US city they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2018
‘Gravy train’ of private health to run off rails
5 July 2018 - Australia’s private healthcare sector is set to come under further pressure, with the “gravy train” fast ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2018
Sky high deductibles broke the U.S. health insurance system
26 June 2018 - Employers are questioning a system they say costs patients too much. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jun 2018
The ‘right to try’ could cost dying patients a fortune
21 June 2018 - Small biotech considers giving access under new U.S. law. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2018
China's vaccine tourists drain Hong Kong's supply of cancer drug
14 June 2018 - Prices have spiked and clinics are turning away patients. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2018
Almost half of diabetics skip medical care due to costs
18 June 2018 - Almost half of diabetics are cutting back on treatment because of costs, according to a new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jun 2018
Private patients in public beds pushing up costs: Hunt
5 June 2018 - Greg Hunt says some Victorian hospitals capitalised on patients with private health insurance to supplement their income. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2018
Hundreds of Canadians die every year because they can’t afford medication: nurses’ union
1 May 2018 - A new report by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions estimates that hundreds of Canadians die ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2018
Why Trump’s tariffs could raise the cost of a hip replacement
6 April 2018 - Pacemakers and artificial joints. Defibrillators. Dental fillings. Birth-control pills and vaccines. All are made in China, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2018
Can doctors choose between saving lives and saving a fortune?
3 April 2018 - To understand something about the spiraling cost of health care in the United States, we might ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Apr 2018
The cost of asthma medicines
3 April 2018 - Out-of-pocket cost is a major factor contributing to poor adherence to treatment, including in Australia where most ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2018
Young Canadians feeling the pinch of sky-high prescription drug prices
26 March 2018 - Use of Ontario’s public drug program has increased three fold since 2000, which suggests that young ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2018
Doctors name and shame health insurers as profits and complaints soar
26 March 2018 - Doctors have exposed the best and worst private health insurers in a new report card that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Mar 2018
Affordability challenges to value-based pricing: mass diseases, orphan diseases, and cures
22 March 2018 - Danzon has set out to analyse how value-based pricing, which grounds the price paid for pharmaceuticals ...