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The great 340B debate: Point vs. counterpoint vs. finger points
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (384+ words) From the right come calls for reform if not outright overhaul of the 340B Drug Pricing Program. The 34-year-old project is not only rife with fraud and abuse, the argument goes, but also far afield from its original mission. From the…...
Most and least expensive states for out-of-pocket healthcare spending
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (574+ words) In a new state-by-state analysis of patient spending on healthcare, Utah, Virginia and California are at one end of the “spend the most” vs. “spend the least” rankings. Alaska, Oregon and Maine land at the other. Can you guess which…...
Consolidation, competition, consumer costs: Healthcare econ experts break it all down, make it make sense
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (813+ words) Much of the recent rise in health-insurance premiums traces to consolidation across the healthcare sector. Market forces like competition cannot stem the urge to merge among and between payers and providers, so neither will they staunch the price hikes. What…...
Financial aid nonprofits merge to do more for patients feeling pinched by medical bills on top of overall inflation
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (366+ words) Two medical charities that last year gave $640 million to 200,000 struggling Americans are combining forces so they can expand their collective wherewithal. Noting a 15% spike in requests for help paying medical bills in 2025, the Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) and Patient Access…...