Meet the rebate, the new villain of high prescription-drug prices
Rebates, critics say, have pushed up the list price of brand-name drugs, which consumers are increasingly responsible for paying. Insurers generally get to keep the...
Amazon jumps into the drug business with $1B deal to buy online pharmacy PillPack
The deal is precisely the kind of news that the health care industry has been fearing for months, as Amazon hinted it was interested in...
Why Trump’s tariffs could raise the cost of a hip replacement
The proposed tariffs have unsettled the medical-device and supply industries, given that a growing number of products and their components are now manufactured in China.
One way to slash drug prices: Leave insurance card at home
People are shocked to discover they can sometimes get better deals on prescription drugs than their own insurers.
Hearing Amazon’s footsteps, the health-care industry shudders
The latest category alarmed by the specter of competition from Amazon is the pharmacy market. The likelihood of Amazon eventually getting into the business is...
U.S. hospitals wrestle with shortages of drug supplies made in Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria affected the production in Puerto Rico of vital drugs, medical devices and supplies used around the world. Companies have begun limiting shipments of...
Insurers battle families over $1 million drug for fatal disease
Exondys 51 may be the first drug capable of treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but it costs more than $1 million a year and it’s still...