Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, outlined his strategy to lower drug prices during a Monday interview with Bloomberg. Here are four ways Dr. Gottlieb seeks to address
Why doesn’t the US government force the healthcare industry to slash costs? Aside from the more general problem of LACKING AUTHORITY to force the health care industry to slash costs,
Researchers found an average of only 38 percent of emergency medicine healthcare professionals–including physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners–accurately estimated the costs for three common conditions seen in the emergency
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering using the agency’s powers to bring more price competition to the market for generic drugs, targeting high-priced products by
Facebook recently announced that it is getting more involved in the personal crowdfunding business. Individual users will have the option of placing a donate button on their posts to raise
A nationwide analysis of medical bills shows that hospitals typically charge uninsured emergency room patients four times what they’re willing to accept from Medicare for the same service, U.S. researchers
Medical pricing is a mess in our country. There is no transparency, and each insurance company sets their own price for what they are willing to pay for each medical
Stand by for another round of partisan warfare, as Senate Republicans grapple with a replacement for Obamacare. You can expect to hear a lot about access to health insurance and
Medicare offers prescription drug coverage to everyone with Medicare. Its a good deal. Medicare subsidizes the outpatient drug benefit, generally paying about 75 percent of the programs costs. Unless you
We spend over three trillion dollars on health care every year and we have worse outcomes than any other developed country – all of which spend on average about half
