Health care group purchasing organizations, or G.P.O.’s, are taking a variety of innovative steps to mitigate the effect of generic drug shortages. All G.P.O. contracts are voluntary and the product
The government of India won a landmark case earlier this year against the drug’s inventor, Novartis, by rejecting the company’s patent on a crystallised form of the drug, allowing generics
As an economist who studies health care, I find it hard to know whether to welcome or fear new technology. Surgeons can replace a heart valve with a plastic and
When you’re in your 30s, managing your health care costs may not be a major consideration. After all, you’re likely to still be in good health, and you may have
Five of the most common, costly, and preventable healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) cost the United States nearly $10 billion per year, according to a meta-analysis of 27 years’ worth of data
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When you’re young, a lot of things seem relatively far-off and not worth thinking about now — things such as managing health care costs, for instance. But while you’re still
For years, health insurance news has been steadily depressing. But for families that are concerned about their health insurance costs, there’s a definite glimmer of hope…
The cost of employee health-care benefits is expected to rise more modestly next year as companies find more ways to shift expenses to employees. Companies that provide health-care benefits to
