Pharmaceutical cost resources
There are hundreds of recent articles that are important stories on U.S. health care and illustrate the abuses of our health care system. Most of the articles are behind paywalls at New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg.com and numerous other sources. The Imperative Foundation would like to provide free links to such articles, including those below, but it is expensive to do so. At present, we can only provide the titles, general headlines, and links to the articles.
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June 28, 2024, National Enforcement Action Results in 78 Individuals Charged for $2.5B in Health Care Fraud
June 28, 2024, National Enforcement Action Results in 78 Individuals Charged for $2.5B in Health Care Fraud The Justice Department, together with federal and state law enforcement partners, announced today a strategically coordinated, two-week nationwide law enforcement action that resulted in criminal charges against 78 defendants for their alleged participation
June 21, 2024, The Opaque Industry Secretly Inflating Prices for Prescription Drugs
June 21, 2024, The Opaque Industry Secretly Inflating Prices for Prescription Drugs Pharmacy benefit managers are driving up drug costs for millions of people, employers and the government. It is a common, longstanding complaint. And the culprits seem obvious: Drug companies. Insurers. A dysfunctional federal government. Links New York Times:
May 30, 2024, You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor’s Bill
May 30, 2024, You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor’s Bill Private-equity investors have poured billions into healthcare but often game the system, hurting both doctors and patients. When a business gets bigger, it forces mom-and-pop players out of the market, but it can boost profits and bring
April 15, 2024, Americans Are Paying Billions to Take Drugs That Don’t Work
April 15, 2024, Americans Are Paying Billions to Take Drugs That Don’t Work Companies are increasingly using fast-track approval processes to get unproven treatments to patients. One ALS drug made $400 million in sales for its maker. It doesn’t work. A cancer treatment brought in $500 million. That one turned
February 9, 2024, Staggering Rise in Catheter Bills Suggests Medicare Scam
February 9, 2024, Staggering Rise in Catheter Bills Suggests Medicare Scam Seven medical supply companies made suspicious claims involving thousands of Medicare beneficiaries, an advocacy group found. Linda Hennis was checking her Medicare statement in January when she noticed something strange: It said a company she had never heard of
August 30, 2023, Artificial intelligence research must remain an American priority
August 30, 2023, Artificial intelligence research must remain an American priority In every scientific field, researchers draw conclusions by managing the generation, organization and analysis of data — whether that information comes from computer simulations or experiments. Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is an essential tool for streamlining this discovery process.