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Billionaire Mark Cuban opens online pharmacy to provide affordable generic drugs
20 January 2022 - Billionaire investor Mark Cuban launched an online pharmacy Thursday that offers more than 100 generic drugs at ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jan 2022
CMS takes action to lower out of pocket Medicare Part D prescription drug costs
6 January 2022 - Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule that would make updates to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Nov 2021
Average family premiums for employer-based health insurance have jumped 47% in the last decade, outpacing wage growth and inflation
11 November 2021 - You’re not imagining the growing pinch to your budget from the cost of your workplace health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Oct 2021
Large employer group launches pharmacy benefit management business
26 October 2021 - A non-profit coalition of nearly 40 companies, including U.S. retailers Walmart and Costco, said on Monday it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Oct 2021
The challenges of inadequate financial support for Australians with cancer
21 October 2021 - The publicly funded Medicare system in Australia has been recognised as a leading universal health care model. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Sep 2021
People share their stories: the human cost of high prescription drug prices
28 September 2021 - Why AARP keeps fighting to get your medication expenses under control. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Sep 2021
Lilly again reduces list price of insulin lispro Injection as latest change to affordability options
28 September 2021 - Lilly's insulin lispro injection -- first introduced at half the list price of branded Humalog in 2019 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2021
FDA approves the first interchangeable biosimilar insulin. Will it really lower the cost?
29 July 2021 - In a long-awaited move, the FDA has approved the first so-called interchangeable biosimilar version of insulin, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jul 2021
Drug prices weigh on older Americans
9 July 2021 - Most Americans ages 50 and older rely on prescription drugs for their health, yet many worry ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2021
The growing problem of out of pocket costs and affordability in employer sponsored insurance
9 July 2021 - While policy makers and health leaders have appropriately focused on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, underlying racial and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jun 2021
Eli Lilly CEO says drug maker will keep looking for ways to cut insulin costs as Walmart debuts lower price rival
29 June 2021 - Insulin has become a focal point in lawmakers’ debate over soaring drug prices — especially since it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jun 2021
Walmart unveils low-price insulin as more patients with diabetes struggle to pay for drug
29 June 2021 - The company has made a bigger push into health care as it tries to leverage its massive ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2021
Evio Pharmacy Solutions established to tackle affordability, outcomes, and experience with medications
22 June 2021 - Privately funded venture will offer innovative medication solutions to patients, providers and customers. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2021
Rare disease patient advocates continue battle for affordable drugs
23 June 2021 - Beth Vanstone, mother of local Cystic Fibrosis Warrior Madi Vanstone and director of the CF Get ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2021
New drug could cost the Government as much as it spends on NASA
22 June 2021 - The Alzheimer’s treatment will cost $56,000 per patient, and millions may use it. The result: “crazy numbers” ...