Analysts who fear health spending is accelerating got plenty of evidence in Wall Streets second-quarter results to support their thesis. But so did folks who hope spending is still under
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a report that unwittingly pinpoints a growing problem: the lack of actionable information that patients need to become effective health-care
A 100-pill package of CVS-brand aspirin costs $1.14 on the company’s website, while pharmaceutical giant Bayer’s version sells for $6.99. Yet time and time again, the typical shopper chooses the
The Affordable Care Act is already cutting health care costs, especially at hospitals that in the past provided charity care for uninsured, low-income patients. The reduction in charity care in
Those high-priced cancer medicines arent the only drugs hurting some pocketbooks. In certain cases, generic medicines which are largely credited with helping to lower health care spending are
The growth of total U.S. medical costs is slowing down, but one segment is expanding fast: prescription drug costs. While U.S. healthcare spend trends are now just one or two
A recent article about a generic drug recall questions the safety and effectiveness of generic alternatives. Drug recalls occur to both brand name and generic medications for a variety of
In the 34 years Gary Roberts has been a pharmacist, he has never witnessed such large percentage increases in the cost of many generic drugs. Roberts, president of Roberts South
Payers, politicians and some regulators have been balking at the $84,000 price tag on Gilead’s ($GILD) hepatitis C treatment Sovaldi ever since it hit the market in January. Now two
If you were to ask me about retirees concerns I would have told you that the #1 worry would be not having enough money to cover all of the costs
