Updates
What goes up and up? American’s spending for prescription drugs
It’s hard to imagine how much $576.9 BILLION really is. But we do know that’s how much consumers in the United…
The cost of brand name drugs keeps rising – and Medicare is footing the bill
Check out the 10 cost-drivers: Inflation is rising, but the cost of something is rising even faster – brand name…
Inflation brings higher food, gas, health care costs. And get ready for that to last a while.
A new study projects that inflation is driving health care costs higher than they already are – and will have a…
Congress considers capping insulin costs, allowing Medicare to negotiate price
To curb the escalating costs of health care, the Senate is working on legislation that would limit the cost of insulin…
Medicare premiums rise, tracking higher Rx and provider costs
Consumers enrolled in Medicare Part B experienced sticker shock this past year, as the journal Medical Economics…
Health care costs rose faster than inflation in Washington State
If you live in Washington state and feel as though you spent a lot more on health care the past several years, it’s…
Beware of bogus COVID-19 testing sites
As if there isn’t enough to worry about right now, Modern Healthcare reports the existence of fraudulent mobile…
Consumer alert! California attorney general says healthcare “sharing” ministry scammed thousands
An Atlanta-based company that operates as an unregulated healthcare “sharing” ministry has run afoul of…
The doctor didn’t show, but one family was still charged more than $1,000 for ER visit
Dhaval Bhatt and his wife, Mansi, were hit hard by fees from an emergency room – even though their son was never…
Professor on prescription drug coupons: “Beware of what lies hidden within”
Have you ever used a coupon to get a discount on a prescription drug? Well, one University of California professor…