Politics Sep 15 Americans aren’t giving Biden much credit for his popular Medicare drug price negotiations, AP-NORC poll says By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, Associated Press
Health Dec 18 COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. But the government plans to stop footing the bill within months, and millions of people who are at the highest risk of severe illness and are… By Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News
Politics Dec 23 Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court A late-term maneuver by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare's costs suffered has a legal setback that appears likely to keep the policy from taking effect before the president leaves office. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Health Jan 09 California could be 1st state to sell its own prescription drugs The Democratic governor wants the nation's most populous state to contract with generic drug companies to make medications on its behalf so it could sell them to its nearly 40 million residents. By Adam Beam, Associated Press
World Dec 12 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: Israel will hold year’s 3rd election in March In our news wrap Thursday, Israel is officially headed for its third election in less than a year. Lawmakers set a date after both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz failed to form a governing coalition. Also, search…
Dec 12 Watch 8:51 Should the federal government be able to negotiate the prices of prescription drugs? Americans spend more on prescription drugs than any other country in the world: about $1,200 per person every year. One in four say the cost is problematic, and some say they haven’t taken their medicine as directed as a result. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 5:59 Trump pushes for new transparency with health care prices — but will it lower them? Uncertainty around the costs of prescription drugs and health care in general is worrying Americans. A recent study found that one in six were surprised by a medical bill from a hospital treatment in 2017. On Monday, President Trump issued… Continue watching
Dec 22 Drug companies fixed prices over martinis at ‘Girls Nights Out,’ lawsuit says By Liz Szabo and JoNel Aleccia and Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio The high prices Americans pay for generic drugs may have been cooked up by pharmaceutical salespeople on golf courses, at a New Jersey steakhouse or over martinis at a “Girls Nights Out” in Minnesota. Continue reading