Three Key Senators Ask GAO To Investigate Possible Abuses Of The Orphan Drug Act
Amid an uproar over high drug prices, three GOP senators are asking the Government Accountability Office to investigate whether the Orphan Drug Act is being abused.
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Are Virtual Doctor Visits Really Cost-Effective? Not So Much, Study Says
Rand Corp. finds that telehealth encourages patients to seek care for minor illnesses they wouldn鈥檛 bother to make an office visit for, raising overall health costs.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
GOP Overhaul Would Keep Obamacare’s ‘Cadillac Tax,’ But Delay It Until 2025
Although Republicans flirted with the idea of changing the tax code so that the value of employer-sponsored health insurance is added to workers鈥 tax liability, House leaders decided to instead keep the ACA鈥檚 tax on insurers and employers that provide generous coverage.
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California Medical Board President Faces Questions Over Vote In Sexual Misconduct Case
After the medical board reinstated the license of doctor who molested patients, one member 鈥搉ow president -- secured a $40 million donation for a pet project from the doctor鈥檚 relative. He says the two events are unrelated. Critics are demanding an investigation.
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Making Multiple Drugs In One Factory Risks Scary Side Effect Of Shortages
Hundreds of drug brands are being made in giant contract facilities. When a plant shuts down, a widespread drain on supply can result.
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Patient Advocacy Groups Rake In Donations From Pharma
A new study shows that 83 percent of the largest patient advocacy groups take contributions from drug, medical device or biotech firms.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Health Insurance: What If You Could Take It With You?
鈥淧ortability鈥 will likely be a buzz word in the health law repeal-and-replace debate, but the concept raises a number of complicated policy issues.
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President Trump And I Take The Same Drugs 鈥 Except One
An aging writer discovers there are worse things than going bald after examining the side effects of a popular hair loss drug purportedly used by President Donald Trump.
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For Some Hospice Patients, A 911 Call Saves A Trip To The ER
Hospice groups are teaming up with specially trained paramedics to deal with common problems that worried patients or families incorrectly think need hospital care.
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Insuring Your Health
Advocates Of Flat-Fee Primary Care See Opening In GOP鈥檚 Market-Driven Approach
In direct primary care, a monthly fee covers routine care, limiting insurers' role. But does it really provide better value?
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Liberal Vermont Tests The Waters On GOP Health Care Overhaul
Vermont embarks on a six-year experiment to redesign health care and how it鈥檚 paid for.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
A Safety-Net Medical Center Wrestles With Specter Of 鈥楻epeal鈥
San Mateo Medical Center is among hundreds of safety-net hospitals in California and across the country that stand to lose big if the federal government slashes support for Medicaid and insurance exchanges.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Congressman鈥檚 Ties To Foreign Biotech Draw Criticism
Rep. Chris Collins鈥 enthusiastic investments in Australian biotech company Innate Immunotherapeutics preceded share purchases by the Buffalo Republican鈥檚 family members, associates and political donors 鈥 raising questions from Washington, D.C., to Sydney.
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The Orphan Drug Machine
5 Reasons Why An $89,000 Drug Has Congress Fuming
A drug from Marathon Pharmaceuticals has ignited a firestorm on Capitol Hill and beyond. What makes it different than the $750,000 drug that came before it?
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Travel Ban Spotlights U.S. Dependence On Foreign-Born Doctors
One in four doctors practicing in the U.S. is an international medical doctor. Many foreign-born doctors practice in parts of the country where there are doctor shortages.
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Judge Upends Effort To Limit Charity Funding For Kidney Patients’ Insurance
A federal judge in Texas last month issued a preliminary injunction barring the government from enforcing a rule allowing insurers to refuse to insure dialysis patients who get premium assistance from charity groups.
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The Orphan Drug Machine
Drugmaker Marathon 鈥楶ausing鈥 Delivery Of $89,000-A-Year Muscular Dystrophy Drug
After hearing complaints about its high price, Marathon Pharmaceuticals is pausing the launch of an $89,000 drug for a rare disease.
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Grassley Launches Inquiry Into Orphan Drugs After KHN Investigation
Citing a Kaiser Health News investigation, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley vows to examine the orphan drug program and possible fixes.
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Treating Cancer: Hope Vs. Hype
Dozens Of New Cancer Drugs Do Little To Improve Survival, Frustrating Patients
The FDA has approved dozens of new cancer medications in recent years, but few offer the benefits that patients seek.
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Georgia Legislative Panel Hears Concerns About Surprise Medical Billing
Insurers and care providers say efforts to fix how consumers are notified also raise concerns.