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Publish date: October 17, 2017
Although Kymriah’s price tag has “shattered oncology drug-pricing norms,” Dr. Saltz said “the sticker price is just the starting point.”
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Publish date: October 4, 2017
Congress finally seems ready to take action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program after funding lapsed Sept. 30.
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Publish date: October 4, 2017
Under direct primary care, patients pay a monthly fee for basic, office-based care and frequently after-hours access.
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Publish date: August 30, 2017
A preview to what legislators might consider when they return from the summer congressional recess in early September.
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Publish date: August 23, 2017
Novartis hasn’t announced a price for CTL019, but British health authorities have said a price of $649,000 for a one-time treatment would be justif...
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Publish date: August 14, 2017
Skyrocketing price tags for new drugs to treat rare diseases have stoked outrage nationwide. But hundreds of old, commonly used drugs cost the Medi...
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Publish date: August 14, 2017
The 90-year-old woman in the San Diego–area nursing home was quite clear, said Karl Steinberg, MD. She didn’t want aggressive measures to prolong h...
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Publish date: August 4, 2017
Amid all the turbulence over the future of the Affordable Care Act, one facet continues unchanged: President Trump’s administration is penalizing m...
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Publish date: July 24, 2017
Some of the provisions that didn’t pass muster with the parliamentarian were key to getting the bill through the House. And if they are dropped, it...
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Publish date: July 6, 2017
ATHENS, OHIO – On April 5, Ciera Smith sat in a car parked on the gravel driveway of the Rural Women’s Recovery Program here with a choice to make:...
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Publish date: June 19, 2017
To solve the crisis of high drug prices, the group discussed strengthening the monopoly rights of pharmaceuticals overseas, ending discounts for lo...
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Publish date: June 16, 2017
Pediatricians and public health researchers know they have to be on the lookout for lead exposure from paint chips and contaminated drinking water....
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Publish date: June 12, 2017
In back-to-back appearances on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price sparred with Democrats over the Trump administ...
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Publish date: June 8, 2017
As a drug salesman, Mike Courtney worked hard to make health care expensive. He wined and dined doctors, golfed with them and bought lunch for thei...
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Publish date: May 22, 2017
Back in January, Republicans boasted they would deliver a “repeal and replace” bill for the Affordable Care Act to President Donald Trump’s desk by...
