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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2020
B.C. family nearing finish in race to raise $2.8 million to treat baby's rare disease
8 August 2020 - Parents hope funds will pay for expensive therapy not approved in Canada for type 1 spinal muscular ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2020
Hard questions as scientists and governments seek COVID-19 vaccines
8 August 2020 - They must work out how much to invest, and how best to distribute the goods. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jul 2020
Trump Administration continues to keep out-of-pocket drug costs low for seniors
29 July 2020 - Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the average basic premium for Medicare Part ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2020
Drug pricing insanity: pay $5.50 or pay $1,900, your choice
27 July 2020 - I’m a dedicated free market guy. I think pharmaceutical companies generally do God’s work. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2020
Gene therapy shows promise for haemophilia, but could be most expensive U.S. drug ever
20 June 2020 - Jack Grehan, who was born with hemophilia, used to inject himself every couple of days with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jun 2020
'This is what life could be like': a miracle migraine drug is changing sufferer's lives but most can't afford the 'exorbitant' $800 a month price tag
20 June 2020 - "I wish people would understand that a migraine is not just a headache. It is so ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2020
This drug can treat 90 per cent of cystic fibrosis patients, but it's not available in Canada
19 June 2020 - Struggling to breathe is one of the main symptoms of the novel coronavirus that has recently ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jun 2020
Sweden's cost of medicines is increasing
15 June 2020 - Sweden's costs for medicines have risen by about SEK 1 billion last year. This shows a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jun 2020
COVID-19 border closures worry Americans who come to Canada to buy insulin
30 May 2020 - 'You're literally being denied the air that you need to breathe,' Travis Paulson says. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2020
Statement from Lilly Chairman and CEO Dave Ricks on the new Medicare Part D senior savings model
26 May 2020 - President Donald J. Trump and Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, today ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2020
President Trump announces lower out of pocket insulin costs for Medicare’s seniors
26 May 2020 - Across the nation, 88 Part D Sponsors applied to the Part D Senior Savings Model to offer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2020
Optimizing patient access to medications: the American Dermatological Association’s position statement on pharmacy benefit managers and patient access to affordable and appropriate medications
25 May 2020 - Access to health care has been at the forefront of social and political debate for decades. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2020
Superb health care at ultra low prices? How Singapore does it
26 May 2020 - Can you imagine the United States having a health care system that delivers better outcomes than those ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2020
Almost 10,000 Australians drop private health insurance during pandemic
19 May 2020 - Private health funds are urging Australians to keep their cover after a fall in membership during ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2020
Express Scripts offers prescription cost relief for newly uninsured Americans
7 May 2020 - Unprecedented program convenes manufacturers and pharmacies to help millions of Americans access prescription medications at affordable and ...