Updates
Don’t Pay That High Medical Bill Without Asking Questions First
It seems like common sense: We don’t buy a house or a car or an appliance without asking first about the cost and…
It’s Becoming a Tradition: A New Year Brings Higher Rx Prices
January is the time for new beginnings. For prescription drugmakers, it’s also a time to raise prices. An analysis…
Even With Medicare, U.S. Seniors Struggle With Health Care Costs
Researchers at The Commonwealth Fund recently surveyed older adults in 10 countries about how health care costs…
Latest Numbers On Americans’ Health Care Spending Show Big Increases In 2023
Americans’ spending for health care far outpaced the rate of inflation in 2023, according to new numbers released by…
Audit Finds Utah’s Emergency Medical Transport Expensive And Lacking Oversight
When a person in Utah dials 911, their city or county oversees ambulance response. But emergency medical transport…
Many Hospitals Still Stubbornly Noncompliant With Federal Transparency Rules
On Jan. 1, 2021, a new federal law required hospitals to post all prices for the 300 most common procedures online and…
Recent Survey Finds Millions in U.S. Can’t Afford Health Care
Americans’ costs for health care procedures and prescription drugs are among the highest in the world. Today, 1 in 4…
The Latest Trend In Prenatal Care: Pay Now; Deliver Later
It’s the latest buzz on online baby message boards and other social media forums: Pregnant women share that they are…
FDA to Big Pharma: Stop With the Confusing TV Ads
If you’ve caught even 10 minutes of the nightly news, you’ve seen them: TV drug ads showing happy people hiking,…
Oregonians: Sick of Rising Rx costs? The State Wants to Hear from You.
Oregon’s Drug Price Transparency program has scheduled a public hearing on Dec. 4 to review the latest data showing…