Updates
Oregon coalition pushes for drug price transparency as Legislature convenes
As the skyrocketing prices of medication continues to be an ongoing source of outrage in the U.S.
Unused medical supplies tossed in the trash and the cost passed on to you
Picture this: A warehouse the size of a middle school gym, filled to the brim with unopened boxes of surgical sutures,…
Maryland fights Rx price gouging (again). Proposed new law tackles high costs of brand name, specialty medications
Thousands of Americans take specialty medications for conditions from multiple sclerosis to HIV/AIDS to hepatitis C…
Tips for reducing your out-of-pocket health care costs
We all know that health care costs continue to rise dramatically. But this should never deter you from getting the…
$38,000 drug Humira continues to get more expensive for patients, lines the pockets of pharma
Remember the story of Turing Pharmaceuticals, the company that spiked the price of the drug Daraprim overnight from…
No surprise: Drug makers still making plenty of money
Big Pharma wants you to think they’re making a sacrifice by keeping price increases under 10 percent. Drug makers…
Increased spending doesn’t mean better health outcomes for heart attack patients, study shows
A new report published by The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that increased Medicare…
How to become health literate and avoid unnecessary costs
A great way to stay on top of your health care costs is to understand what you’re talking about.
Four tips for negotiating a better deal on medical bills
How to get the best deal on medical bills In the maze of medical bills, it’s hard to know if costs are fair or even…
Why Big Pharma spent big dollars in 2016
How Big Pharma tried to silence the conversation about high drug prices with lobbying NPR reported that both sides of…