Consumer Driven Health Care

A first-of-its-kind study confirms what we all suspected: doctors receiving payments from drug companies are more likely to prescribe those drugs than cheaper alternatives.

The bill would prohibit insurers and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting a pharmacy's ability to tell customers the difference in price between a prescription purchased with insurance or out of pocket.

Direct primary care physicians are able to achieve better access to medical care, better quality of care, and lower overall health care costs because they can offer their patients both immediate access and more time.

Elizabeth Holmes claimed her now-infamous medical-testing startup Theranos Inc. would change medicine with a single drop of blood.

In particular, the U.S. spends more on prescription drugs and administration expenses than its peers around the globe.

A first-of-its-kind study found that customers overpaid an average $7.69 on nearly a quarter of prescriptions by using their insurance instead of cash.

The announcement "will set an important precedent in the ongoing drug pricing debate here in the U.S.," says one analyst.

After years of promoting OxyContin as a safe way to combat pain, Purdue Pharma recasting itself as a fundamental player in the response to the opioid crisis.