Updates
Health care spending increased in 2019. Here’s where the money went
If it feels like you are constantly spending more for health care, that’s because you are.
The opioid industry wants you to use more pain meds
A new investigation found that the opioid industry really wants you to treat pain with medication.
Drug’s hefty price tag ignores major investment from federal taxpayers
On June 29, Gilead announced the price tag per treatment of remdesivir, a drug repurposed for treatment of COVID-19.
Make your voice heard in 2021
At Voices for Affordable Health, our New Year’s resolution for 2021 is simple: Amplify your voices in Oregon and…
The pandemic is fueling a rise in ‘surprise’ medical bills
As if the worry of a worldwide pandemic wasn’t enough, the worry of “surprise” medical bills is still…
More transparency would lower prescription drug prices
What is the first step toward reducing prescription drug prices? Several experts who spoke with the U.S. House Health…
New ‘surprise’ medical bills include a ‘COVID’ fee
Americans are discovering a new medical-related charge that some are referring to as a ‘COVID’ fee. For Michael…
Surprise medical bills increase costs for everyone
A ‘surprise’ medical bill often occurs when a patient has a hospital procedure or visits an emergency room and is…
Hospital takes $38k from women’s inheritance to pay for late-brother’s medical bill
When Doris Hutchinson sold her late mother’s house, she planned to use the money to pay her grandchildren’s…
Americans pay far more for insulin that consumers in other countries
A new study from the Rand Corporation underscores what many U.S. consumers who take insulin have long suspected: They…