As most patients in the American healthcare system know, its gotten harder and harder to maintain regular, detailed communication with your doctor. At least in terms of medication, pharmacists have
One of the biggest problems facing US domestic medical tourism is that comparing prices is very difficult. When hospitals, clinics or agencies seek to promote medical travel from other states,
Generic drug companies are beyond the jurisdiction of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, the Federal Court has ruled in twin cases involving generic drug makers Ratiopharm (now Teva Canada)
When it came time to renew his companys health plan last fall, Jerry Eledge found himself in a bind that many small-business owners know all too well. On one hand,
All Japanese citizens are legally guaranteed health coverage at anytime, anyplace, by any doctor, without referral. The rich and poor have access to the same doctors. “There is no way
While many patients believe that generic drugs are exact copies of their brand name brothers, the body often absorbs generic medication at a different rate, and federal regulators do not
There are few greater economic challenges facing American families and taxpayers than the high cost of healthcare. High health costs result in lower incomes, higher premiums and out-of-pocket costs, fewer
Millions of Americans have no health insurance. Millions of others have health coverage that includes high deductibles. #Both these groups often have to pay upfront for the whole cost of
It is a sign of the times – Americans shopping for surgery in what is now referred to as “medical tourism.” One 22-year-old Monticello native is doing just that. Priced
Charges for some of the most common inpatient procedures surged at hospitals across the country in 2012 from a year earlier, some at more than four times the national rate
