Updates
New study: Women hit hard by opioid addiction
A new federal study documents the toll the misuse of opioid medications is taking on Americans.
Ex-Pharma sales rep takes new role to help educate doctors about drug costs
New York-based insurer, Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan, has hired former Big Pharma drug reps to educate…
Questions about cancer? Just call or email
For 40 years the U.S. government has operated a helpline, the National Cancer Institute Contact Information Service,…
Another reason to urge kids to go out and play
The time children spend on the playground or engaged in sports isn’t just fun – it produces real health and…
ER doctors have little sense of cost of care they provide
If you or a loved one had to visit a hospital emergency room, would you have any sense of what your care might cost?…
Tax translates to sweet deal for hospital association, higher costs for consumers
Hospital costs will account for about half of all medical spending in the United States next year…
Most doctors don’t discuss cancer treatment costs with patients
Most doctors spent fewer than two minutes talking about the cost of treatment with their patients…
$371 for a wrinkle cream? Yep. Price increases with prescription
Heidi Godman got a huge surprise when she tried to fill a prescription for a vitamin A-based cream her dermatologist…
TV ads push prescription drug sales
Marketing, not research, continues to drive pharmaceutical sales and create best-sellers, Kaiser Health News…
Have you received a surprise hospital bill?
Pat Bracken was shocked to receive a $600 bill from the emergency room doctor who treated her…