Health Dec 21 As medication costs rise, decreasing insurance coverage has deadly consequences By Marisa Wojcik, Wisconsin Public Television
Health Dec 16 Watch 6:24 The risks and rewards of prescribing ketamine for pain and mental health A coroner’s finding that actor Matthew Perry died from “acute effects” of ketamine is drawing new attention to the drug, a powerful anesthetic intended for use during surgery that has also become a popular treatment for chronic pain and mental… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Azhar Merchant
Politics Jul 23 Senators unveil compromise to reduce drug costs for seniors The bill would for the first time limit drug copays for people with Medicare's "Part D" prescription plan, by capping patients' out-of-pocket costs at $3,100 a year starting in 2022. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Health Jul 09 Judge strikes down Trump rule requiring prescription ads to list prices Drugmakers had argued that requiring them to disclose list prices amounted to coercion that would violate their free speech rights under the Constitution. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Nation Jun 16 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. By Megan Thompson
Oct 15 What side effects? Most consumers don’t read drug risk information By Ed Silverman, STAT A new study comes amid ongoing concern that consumers do not read or have difficulty reading prescription drug risk information. Continue reading
Sep 29 Most Americans want restraints on drug prices By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News An overwhelming majority of Americans favor government action to restrain prescription drug prices, according to a poll released Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 08 Retail clinics add convenience but also hike costs, study finds By Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News Retail clinics, long seen as an antidote to more expensive doctor offices and emergency rooms, may actually boost medical spending by leading consumers to get more care, a new study shows. Continue reading
Feb 18 Look out for Medicare drug plans’ bait-and-switch pricing tactics By Philip Moeller Many Medicare drug plans – both Part D and plans that are part of Medicare Advantage policies – offer very low premiums to get you in the door. But they have ways of shifting the costs back on to Medicare… Continue reading
Oct 31 Medicare paid for drugs after patients had died, report finds By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Call it drugs for the departed: Medicare's prescription program kept paying for costly medications even after patients were dead. The problem was traced back to a head-scratching bureaucratic rule that's now getting a second look. Continue reading