Why a patient paid a $285 copay for a $40 drug
Insurance copays are higher than the cost of the drug about 25 percent of the time, according to a study published in March by the University of Southern California’s Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics.
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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 21, 2018
On this edition for Saturday, July 21, Greece’s debt relief plans are costing residents, and hear what how Russians are reacting to the Trump-Putin meeting in Helsinki. Also, how your personal lifestyle choices may impact health insurance costs. Hari Sreenivasan…
Have you found prescriptions cost less if you don’t use your insurance? Tell us your story.
The PBS NewsHour Weekend reporting team is gathering stories about the high cost of prescription drugs and patients’ experiences at the pharmacy.
Justice Department takes aim at heart of health law
The Trump administration said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act.
Congress failed to approve long-term funds for a program that provides health insurance for nearly 9 million low-income children.
The president has suggested that he'd be open to negotiating with Democrats on health care.
Sen. John McCain's opposition to the GOP's last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the Obama health law has dealt a likely fatal blow to the legislation.
State leaders tell senators that federal dollars are needed this fall to keep insurers participating in Obamacare next year and prevent big hikes in premiums.
An insurer has stepped up to sell individual health insurance policies to the last county in the U.S. without Obamacare coverage in 2018.
