Consumer Driven Health Care

While physicians mostly applauded the Preventive Services Task Force's recommendation that women get routine breast cancer screenings starting at 40, down from 50, some doctors and researchers disagree with the data used.

For the first time, scientists say they've identified 12 distinct symptoms of the post-pandemic era disease, after examining nearly 10,000 Americans in a 4-year study published in JAMA.

This summer, Colorado's Prescription Drug Affordability Board will choose up to 18 high-cost drugs for review to determine if the medications are unaffordable and whether to cap what health plans and consumers pay for them.

The U.S. health care system is not meeting people's needs, says the American Academy of Physician Associates: 56% of patients said they wait over a week to get an appointment, while 49% say providers don't always listen to them.

The class action lawsuit filed six years ago against the drugmaker, which alleged systematic overpricing, will set up a $13.5 million settlement fund for those who pay out of pocket.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, made this bold statement, which some say contains elements of truth, however, it's why he's made lowering drug costs a top priority.