Medicare Unveiling Online Tool to Analyze Costly Drugs

Medicare officials say researchers and the public will now have an easier way to analyze spending on costly prescription drugs.

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Healthcare Costs A Top Concern for Republican and Democratic Voters

Americans want to know what the next U.S. president will do to lower their rising healthcare costs, a priority shared by Republican and Democratic voters and second only to keeping the country safe, according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll.

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Prices For Many Generic Drugs Rising Faster Than Inflation

Prices rose faster than inflation for 22% of top generic drugs reviewed between 2005 and 2014, according to a report released Thursday by HHS' Office of Inspector General.

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Drug Price-Control Measure Qualifies For Fall 2016 Ballot

A newly qualified November 2016 ballot measure would impose price controls on state drug purchases, potentially setting up an expensive battle with the pharmaceutical industry.

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Kaiser to Open Medical School

Kaiser Permanente is preparing to instill its integrated model for high-quality care at sustainable costs in the minds of future physicians. The Oakland, Calif.-based system plans to open an independent medical school in Southern California, with its first class expected to enroll in fall 2019.

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SEIU Puts $3M Into Ballot Fight With California Hospitals

In another sign that a 2014 truce is in danger, a powerful union for health care workers has launched a $3 million fund that could fund a new ballot battle with hospitals.

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Obama Signs Spending Package With Health Care, ACA Provisions

President Obama on Friday signed a spending package with several health care-related provisions, including some that affect the Affordable Care Act, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Shkreli, Drug Price Gouger, Denies Fraud and Posts Bail

Martin Shkreli, a boastful pharmaceutical executive who came under withering criticism for price gouging vital drugs, denied securities fraud charges on Thursday following an early morning arrest, and was freed on a $5 million bond.

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Covered California Enrolls Thousands of Individuals into Obamacare Plans

More than 197,000 people have signed up for health insurance next year through Covered California, the state insurance exchange announced.

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The Experts Were Wrong About the Best Places for Better and Cheaper Health Care

As part of his push for the Affordable Care Act in 2009, President Obama came to Central High School to laud this community as a model of better, cheaper health care.

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