There’s a Dunkin’ Donuts around nearly every corner here in Rhode Island, or so it seems. And there’s a cemetery just a block away from our house. Coincidence? We report, you decide. The mortality rate here doesn’t seem markedly higher than anywhere else I’ve lived. But RFK Jr is coming for your Dunkin’, Rhode Island! […]
During President Trump’s first term, the administration falsely claimed that prescription drug prices are high for Americans because they are lower elsewhere. He enlisted the U.S. Trade Representative to help raise medicine prices abroad by lengthening prescription drug monopolies in other countries. Don’t Buy Trump’s SOTU Claims on Drug Prices, Public Citizen President Trump and congressional Republicans’ Big […]
One year later and I am still listening to someone who had worms in his head . . . or did have them or one that was dead. It i difficult to listen to him. While there was no chance of him winning the presidency, he did run for the spot. I can only imagine. […]
“Pharmaceutical Pricing: JAMA Talks with Mark Cuban on Public Health,” JAMA, JAMA Network Dr Bibbins-Domingo: You’ve basically shown that many generic medications can be sold at a fraction of current prices. In health care terms, what does this tell us about the market? Mr Cuban: It tells you that it’s not an efficient market…You mentioned [Cost Plus […]
Started at the end rather than the beginning . . . Blocking Flu shots does not make much sense as Flu Shots are nothing new. The big issue is whether they chose the right vaccine for what will happen each year. “The Journal notes Moderna was one of nine companies to have received a surprise […]
Briefly; Data pulled from HealthAffairs. I was curious as to how much healthcare costs have grown in the United States. As the detail from the article shows we have been experiencing costs increasing at 7+ percent the last two years. This is up from 4 and 5% in preceding years. I have not checked it, […]
Taking this piece from “MedPage Today,” a site that I follow from time to time when the articles are interesting. I had worked in various segments of the medical supply and pharmaceutical industry planning the needs of various product. It is interesting enough to keep one on their toes. Not much of a surprise in […]
You shouldn’t have to pay $thousands for healthcare. You should be able to obtain healthcare at a reasonable cost. Millions of citizens have been pushed out of healthcare programs as they were disqualified. There was a time in the past when healthcare costs were better. It has become more of a profit center for corporations. […]
Beating a constant drum here of the Quality and Expense for United Staes healthcare. This short piece by CEPR’s John Schmitt offers excellent and simple graphs presenting the detail of healthcare in the United States versus other countries. Simplistic graphs and numbers for the United States and measured along with other countries. The issue is […]
With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits expiring January 1st, 2026, many Americans enrolled in ACA exchange plans were facing increasing significant premium payments. CBO (Congressional Budget Office) did project a permanent extension of the enhanced tax credits would result in increases in the number of people with health insurance by 3.8 million in 2035. […]