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US Healthcare Costs

App can help you save on generic drugs

Founded by brothers Geoffrey and Matthew Chaiken, Blink Health is changing lives in just a few easy steps. Once you’ve received a prescription from your doctor and sent it to

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A guide to understanding the cost of health care

Patients utilizing healthcare today are being asked to take on a new role with a whole new set of responsibilities: Informed Health Care Consumer. This poses a challenge to patients

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9 Things You Need to Know About Biosimilar Drugs

It’s not often that investors get an opportunity to invest in a whole new class of drugs, but they’ve got an opportunity to invest on the ground floor with biosimilars.

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Medicare To Experiment With Tying Drug Costs to Effectiveness

Aetna and Cigna inked deals last month with drug maker Novartis that offer the insurers rebates tied to how well a pricey new heart failure drug works to cut hospitalizations

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Drug Patent Expirations: $190 Billion Is Up for Grabs

Over the last several years, patent cliffs have led to steep revenue losses for traditional pharmaceuticals as well as created a gateway for smaller companies to come to market with

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Will Generic Drugs Help Curb Healthcare Costs?

Our population is aging and more people than ever are taking prescription drugs, contributing to the rising costs of health care. Consumers, insurance companies, and governments are all helping to

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A Blow to Health Care Transparency

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow today to nascent efforts to track the quality and cost of health care, ruling that a 1974 law precludes states from requiring that

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Huge differences highlighted in US healthcare prices

When medical tourism providers and destinations compare their treatment medical prices with the USA, they fail to understand the huge price differences that exist within and between states. Castlight Health’s

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Why Health Insurance Prices Will Continue To Rise in 2016 and Beyond

Since 2013, health insurance companies have been losing money on the plans they offer through Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges. Health insurers are scrambling to find appropriate price points for

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Healthcare Fraud Cost Pharmaceutical Almost $150 Million in Settlements

It was four days before Christmas when a major, multimillion-dollar settlement was announced in a California healthcare fraud whistleblower lawsuit involving alleged kickbacks and other incentives to doctors in exchange

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