Jun 30 Drastic price hikes hit medicines for radiology scans By Ed Silverman, STAT The cost of two widely used radiology medicines for lung and kidney scans has jumped between 500 percent and 1,800 percent over the last four years. Continue reading
Mar 20 Drug commercials, like prescription costs, are on the rise By Bruce Horovitz and Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Spending on direct-to-consumer drug commercials grew 62 percent since 2012, even as ad spending for most other product types was flat. Continue reading
Mar 09 Trump, Democrats look for common ground on drug prices By Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News For years, congressional Democrats have tried to pass legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices for millions of beneficiaries. Now, they believe they have a not-so-secret weapon: President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Sep 16 Candidates denounce high drug prices, but offer few alternatives to voters By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News In this year’s presidential campaign, health care has taken a back seat. But one issue appears to be breaking through: the rising cost of prescription drugs. Continue reading
Aug 29 EpiPen drugmaker announces generic version to cost half the price By News Desk Identical to the original product -- a pre-filled syringe containing epinephrine, used for life-threatening allergic reactions -- the generic will cost $300 for two. Continue reading
Mar 16 Get ready for big changes in Medicare drug pricing By Philip Moeller Medicare announced a test program last week to help combat this rising drug prices. Continue reading
Feb 10 Lower drug prices: Does any candidate have an Rx? By Philip Moeller The absence of drug-pricing proposals from the GOP contenders illustrates how hard it would be for Sanders or Clinton to get Congressional approval should they win office. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 3:59 News Wrap: Embattled pharma CEO takes Fifth before Congress By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, embattled ex-Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli pleaded the Fifth when called to testify before Congress on drug pricing protocols. Also, 12.7 million Americans signed up for private health insurance under the Affordable Care Act this… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 6:18 How drug companies are gaming an old law for greater profits By PBS News Hour In the 1980s, a law was passed to persuade pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs for small populations, but now that rule is being used to reclaim old "orphaned" drugs in order to raise prices and profits. Gwen Ifill learns more… Continue watching
Jul 06 At least 7 states limit patient costs for high-priced drugs By Michael Ollove, Stateline As more expensive specialty drugs come on the market to treat some of the most serious chronic diseases, more states are stepping in to cushion the financial pain for patients who need medicine that can cost up to hundreds of… Continue reading