August 22, 2019
In its effort to temper the sky-high prices Americans pay for many vital medications, the Trump administration last month unveiled a plan that would legalize the importation of selected prescription drugs from countries where they sell for far less. But the plan addresses imports only at the wholesale level; it is silent about the transactions by millions of Americans who already buy their medications outside the United States. Read More
August 22, 2019
The head of the nation’s health insurance lobby on Wednesday said he does not see much difference between “Medicare for All,” which is being championed by progressive Democratic presidential candidates, and the public option pushed by former Vice President Joe Biden. Read More
August 22, 2019
Medicare could have saved nearly $1 billion in 2016 if it used generic versions of pricey combination drug-device products instead of the brand name versions, according to a new study. Read More
August 22, 2019
More Americans who rely on the Affordable Care Act's exchanges for health insurance coverage are keeping their plans longer throughout the year, which raises questions about what's fueling that trend. Read More
August 20, 2019
The politics of health care are changing. And one of the most controversial parts of the Affordable Care Act — the so-called Cadillac tax — may be about to change with it. Read More
August 20, 2019
The latest health insurance data gives new ammunition to the Trump administration as it touts the latest bad news on Obamacare, but supporters of the law say there are positive signs for the state and federal marketplaces as 2019 open enrollment nears. Read More
August 20, 2019
President Trump donated his salary from the second quarter of 2019 to the Surgeon General's office, the White House announced Friday. Read More
August 20, 2019
Leaning back on a black leather sofa as her campaign bus rumbled toward Fort Dodge, Kamala D. Harris tried to explain why she spent months defending a plan to replace private health insurance with Medicare-for-all, only to switch to a more modest proposal that would allow private insurance to continue after all. Read More
August 20, 2019
Between 2011 and 2017, Medicare could have saved $17.7 billion if generic versions of older medicines were prescribed instead of updated brand-name drugs launched by drugmakers to replace their older off-patent pills, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Read More
August 20, 2019
Canadian health officials are expected to meet soon with their U.S. counterparts to detail major concerns over a proposal to set up drug importation. Read More
