Behind The EpiPen Monopoly: Lobbying, Flailing Competition And Tragedy

Thirteen year-old Natalie Giorgi probably didn’t know the name of the company that makes EpiPen. The 2013 death of the Sacramento girl from a peanut-induced allergy attack inspired passage of the California law that made the Mylan product a staple at every school.

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Drug Industry Group Starts Ad Campaign to Defend Pricing

A top pharmaceutical lobbying group is launching an ad campaign to defend drugmakers that have been under fire for their pricing practices.

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How Kaiser Permanente Aims to Boost the ‘Cool’ Factor in Health

Patients are behaving more like consumers when it comes to healthcare, which presents a unique opportunity to make health “cooler,” according to Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson.

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A Scary Obamacare Mystery

Pop quiz: Are the Obamacare exchanges a success? Your answer should take into account three recent pieces of news about the online marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act:

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A Push to Lower Drug Prices That Hit Insurers and Employers the Hardest

Americans have expressed outrage at drug companies for raising prices on products like EpiPen, the severe allergy treatment needed by thousands of children, and Daraprim, a rarely used but essential drug to treat a parasitic infection.

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People Slammed by Medical Bills

People struck by surprise medical bills are easy to find.

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