Science Explains Why Prescription Drugs Cost So Much in America
And what we can do about it. By Francie Diep (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Why do prescription drugs…
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Aetna Just Cut Most of Its Obamacare Plans. How Do We Keep Other Insurers From Bailing?
We asked four researchers who study the Affordable Care Act’s public marketplaces. By Francie Diep (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty…
The Martin Shkreli Email Affair Is Sort of Sad, Really
Journalists spent the morning having a laugh — but should we really be so happy about turning our villains into…
Patients Are Supposed to Recover in Rehabilitation Hospitals
But many who are sent to them suffer additional harm from the care itself, according to a new…
The Secret Documents That Detail How Patient Privacy Is Breached
A federal agency sends thousands of letters a year to health providers closing out complaints about HIPAA violations.…
Does Anyone Really Know How to Reduce Health-Care Spending?
An organization you’ve probably never heard of is working on it. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Mario Villafuerte/Getty Images)…
When Outsourcing Turns Deadly
Hospitals should keep their cleaning teams in-house if they want to prevent unnecessary infection. By Tom Jacobs (Illustration:…
The Clinton-Sanders Health-Care Compromise
Behind the Bernie Sanders-inspired expansion of Hillary Clinton’s health-care platform. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Justin Saglio/AFP/Getty Images) On…
Co-Pay Coupons Might Save You Money Now, but They’re Used to Keep Drug Prices High
Consumers love saving money using drug copay coupons. But by upending the benefit structure of health insurers, these…
Voices of the Addicted Generation: Amy
San Francisco Bay Area, graduate student, 31 As Told to Madeleine Thomas (Photo: Christopher Leaman) Editor’s Note: This…