Updates
Sticker Shock: Check Out the Most Expensive Prescription Drugs in The U.S.
Each year Fierce Pharma, an online news resource, relies upon publicly available data to create an annual Top 10 list…
Getting Ready to Retire? Be Sure Your Budget Covers Health Care
Fidelity Investments recently released its annual Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate report and the numbers are a solid…
Yet Another Reason to Exercise: Lower Health Care Costs
We know exercise is good for our physical and mental health. A new study finds it’s also good for our wallets.
What Happens to Costs When a Big Hospital Buys Your Doctor’s Private Practice?
It doesn’t take a trained economist to know that competition is a good way to keep prices down.
Senator Accuses Pharmaceutical Companies of Using ‘Shady Tactics’ On Telehealth Sites
Here’s a health care trend you might not have noticed: Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Eli Lilly are creating or…
Worried About How You’ll Pay That Medical Bill? You Are Not Alone.
Twenty-seven percent of Americans said they had trouble paying for medical care for themselves or for a family member…
New Study Faults Nonprofit Hospitals for Rising Health Care Costs
The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI) recently took a deep dive into the nation’s skyrocketing…
As U.S. Population Ages, Health Care Spending Rises
Americans’ health care spending has grown faster than our overall spending for some years.
Many Women Skip Menopause Treatment, Find It Too Costly
Hot flashes, sleep disturbances, mood changes — sound familiar? Menopause symptoms are often dismissed as a normal…
Patient Survey Reveals Barriers to Life-Saving Medications
Millions of Americans are missing out on critical treatments due to high prices, confusion and lack of awareness of…