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On Your Health
Business of Health: Drug prices are moving onward and upward
With the New Year came the announcement that drug prices for the year had climbed an average of 5.8%. No big surprise, right? But the devil is in the details. And the key detail is this: The year in question is 2020, not 2019. That’s right, it’s not even February, and already this year drugmakers […]
Business of Health: Pet coverage has insurers wagging their tails
As the 2020 presidential race heats up, the issue of health insurance will play a prominent, even central, role on the campaign trail. Nary a day will pass without mention of “Medicare for all” or ongoing efforts to dismantle Obamacare. What you won’t hear, though, is any discussion of one of the fastest-growing sectors of […]
Business of Health: A year of medical advances – but no jetpack
Here’s a look at some of 2019’s greatest medical hits.