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Scott Tweet Calls Out Insulin Prices in U.S.
Sen. Rick Scott called attention to the high prices of prescription drugs in the U.S., but the comparison he used left out a key detail.
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12-year-old Central Florida girl Raises Awareness About Rising Costs of Insulin
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Cost Comparison: Cheaper Epi Pen Options
Epi-pens are expensive. So how can you get some of the less expensive alternatives?
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Canada Warns U.S. Against Drug Import Plans, Citing Shortage Concerns Opens in a new window)
Canada opposes any U.S. plans to buy Canadian prescription drugs that might threaten the country’s drug supply or raise costs for its own citizens.
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A ‘No-Brainer’? Calls Grow For Medicare To Cover Anti-Rejection Drugs After Kidney Transplant Opens in a new window)
For nearly a half-century, Medicare has covered patients, regardless of age, who have end-stage renal disease, including paying the costs of kidney transplants and related care, which run about $100,000 per patient.
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Crowdfunding for Cancer Treatment Opens in a new window)
A family’s time vs money choice in Hong Kong's health care system.
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Another Person Has Died After Rationing Insulin Opens in a new window)
Twenty-one-year-old Jesimya David Scherer-Radcliff might still be alive if he could have afforded his insulin.
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How an Indian Tycoon Fought Big Pharma to Sell AIDS Drugs for $1 a Day Opens in a new window)
Together, an Indian drug maker and international activists had forged an extraordinary alliance, pledging to upend the established global commercial and pharmaceutical order in order to save millions of lives.
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Even When HIV Prevention Drug Is Covered, Other Costs Block Treatment Opens in a new window)
In addition to the ancillary charges, other roadblocks persist for people who need PrEP from getting it.
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20 Million Children Miss Out on Life-Saving Vaccines, U.N. Warns Opens in a new window)
More than one in 10 children - or 20 million worldwide - missed out last year on vaccines against life-threatening diseases such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus.
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U.N. Calls for Hundreds of Millions in More Aid to Fight Ebola Opens in a new window)
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak could last much longer and cost far more in money and lives unless U.N. member states inject hundreds of millions of dollars now.
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Fake Polio Markers Highlight Risks to Pakistan Vaccination Drive Opens in a new window)
The country is one of only three in the world where polio is endemic, along with neighboring Afghanistan and Nigeria.
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Cancer – A Costly Diagnosis?
Stories of the financial impact of cancer.
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What to Do About Prescription Drug Costs? Opens in a new window)
Readers offer suggestions to lower the price that Americans pay.
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Insulin Costs are Rising – and Diabetic Americans of Color are Hit Hardest Opens in a new window)
Despite medical advances and prevention efforts, diabetes deaths are expected to increase in the US.
