Last week I wrote about my recent IRS audit (which went well). What I did not dwell on was one of the topics they wanted to cover my health
Generic drugs, normally a bargain alternative to name-brand pharmaceuticals, are providing some sticker shock of their own. Prices of generic drugs rose more steeply than inflation for 22 percent of
The once-torrid growth rate of health care costs has slowed markedly, at least for now, and should maintain a more languid pace into the New Year and beyond. But why?
Planning for retirement is tough. Figuring out how much money youll need for health care is even tougher. More than half of people over 50 recently surveyed by Nationwide said
The more expensive it is, the better it must be. Thats how people used to think about health-care costs. As has become apparent in recent years, however, this is flat
Youve probably read about huge disparities in regional Medicare spending, without equivalently huge disparities in health outcomes. Youve probably read that quite a few times. It is one of the
A small team of drug industry veterans in Grafton, MA, has launched a nonprofit startup to make affordable generic medicines to treat critical diseases. “We want to create a competitor
Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic say that sudden price hikes on just two generic drugs Isuprel and Nitropresssold by Valeant Pharmaceuticals have increased the health system’s total drug costs by
Healthcare spending rose to more than $3 trillion in the United States last year, jumping by 5.3 percent and marking the largest increase since 2007 as millions of people gained
When fighting a certain illness, what kind of medicine are you going to buy? Will you go for a branded one? Will you go for the cheaper generic alternative? There
