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Affordability of new technologies: the next frontier
22 March 2018 - Affordability, or rather a lack of it, has become a new buzzword in health policy. It is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2018
We need to have a 'difficult conversation' about Alberta's health-care costs
21 March 2018 - Spending has been soaring — particularly on our oldest patients — and at this rate, something's got ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Mar 2018
UnitedHealth will pass drug rebates directly to some consumers
6 March 2018 - Move by biggest U.S. insurer highlights broader debate over drug spending and opaque pricing system. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Mar 2018
Case of the $21 million Medicaid patient shows how drug prices soar for rare diseases
5 March 2018 - The child is well-known in the halls where state bureaucrats oversee healthcare for millions of Californians ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Mar 2018
NHS prescription charges are rising – here’s how to keep them down
3 March 2016 - Here’s what you need to know about the increase – and how to get cheaper everyday medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Feb 2018
Pharmacare won't be free for all Canadians, Bill Morneau says
28 February 2018 - Finance minister hints 'fiscally responsible' plan won't be universal. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Feb 2018
Nova Scotia sets up program to help pay for take-home cancer drugs
27 February 2018 - Patient medication costs are now limited to 4% of a family’s net income under new program. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Feb 2018
NHS could claw back £502m if Lyrica ruling upheld, study finds
26 February 2018 - The NHS could reclaim up to £502 million in excess prescribing costs relating to Pfizer’s pregabalin ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Feb 2018
Why your pharmacist can’t tell you that $20 prescription could cost only $8
24 February 2018 - As consumers face rapidly rising drug costs, states across the country are moving to block “gag ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2018
Middlemen play gatekeeper in battle to curb soaring drug costs
23 February 2018 - Upcoming drugs for migraine, NASH are a ‘watch out:’ insurer. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2018
States look to lower drug costs, consider Canadian imports
11 February 2018 - Lawmakers in more than two-thirds of the states are considering ways to reduce prescription drug costs, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2018
Almost 1 million Canadians give up food, heat to afford prescriptions: study
13 February 2018 - 968,000 people skimped on necessities to pay for their medicine in 2016, researchers find. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2018
More Australians dispose of health insurance because of rising premiums
14 February 2018 - More than 12,000 Australians ditched their hospital cover in the three months to last December, new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2018
CDF to save NHS £140m over five years
31 January 2018 - At least £140 million is expected to be released into the NHS over the next five ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2018
Out of pocket pain – share your experience
18 January 2018 - The thousands of Australians who have faced high out of pocket medical bills now have a ...