Updates
Insulin Prices Drop: A Win for Diabetes Care
If you’ve been worried about the rising costs of health care, here’s some good news: Sanofi…
CVS Switching Prescription Pricing Model
Have you ever wondered how companies come up with the prices affixed to prescription drugs? Now…
Avoiding High Costs for Routine Lab Tests: A Patient’s Story
Imagine receiving a bill of $2,400 for routine lab work. Reesha Ahmed, a 32-year-old woman from Venus, Texas…
Stay prepared for the winter holidays: free COVID-19 tests are back
Just in time for the cold weather and the holidays, the U.S. government is offering to send another round of four free…
U.S. adults skip needed health care more often than others around the world
Voices for Affordable Health often hears from people who are unable to afford health care or medications – so they…
What do Taylor Swift tickets and hospital bills have in common? Hidden “junk” fees.
In a time where every dollar counts, hidden service fees, surprise charges and misleading expenses are infiltrating…
An Olympian’s most recent challenge: the American health care system
When you hear about an Olympian like Mary Lou Retton grappling with a rare form of pneumonia…
Big changes to Medicare: Capped costs, lower insulin prices, and free vaccines
Millions of people on Medicare Part D are about to see some big changes, as AARP reports. The most anticipated change…
It’s not over yet! Drug companies challenge Medicare drug price negotiation rule
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 that Congress passed and President Biden signed into law promised to reduce…
Medicare households burdened with high health care costs
Are you concerned about the rising cost of health care as you get older? You’re not alone.