Updates
Shop around for medical equipment or you could end up with a $900 knee brace
Each month Kaiser Health News features a story of a consumer stuck with an outrageous medical bill.
Despite Medicare drug benefit, some seniors spend thousands each year
Congress has taken some steps to fix problems with the Medicare prescription drug benefit introduced in 2006. For…
New GAO report: Air ambulance transport saves lives but puts patients’ finances at risk
An air ambulance may be the best way to get you to a hospital in an emergency. But how much could it cost you?…
Retail prescription spending expected to outpace all other health care spending through 2026
As health care costs continue to rise, many Americans face difficult decisions about their health and financial…
Which industry exercises the strongest lobbying influence in our nation’s capital? Big Pharma among the top contenders
Americans think pharmaceutical drug-makers hold too much power over their elected leaders in Congress. A recent poll…
Why does the U.S. spend more for health care than other wealthy countries? Simple answer: Our prices are higher
American consumers spend almost twice as much for health care as their counterparts in other wealthy countries. Why? A…
U.S. government and 45 states claim collusion among generic drug-makers. The cost to consumers and taxpayers? Perhaps more than $1 billion
We all assume that generic medications are lower-cost alternatives to brand name medications.
Big Pharma doesn’t just buy doctors’ lunches, industry writes their textbooks
Most consumers have never heard of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, a bulky, two-volume textbook that is…
Oregon governor signs bill targeting rising prescription drug prices
Pharmaceutical manufacturers must disclose their reasons for raising the price of a drug by more than 10 percent under…
Washington group finds $282 million in unnecessary hospital costs for just one year
A Washington State nonprofit recently tried to put a price tag on the cost of unnecessary care – those screenings…