“Are high deductible health insurance plans a good deal for you?,” Oct. 14, 2024. Washington Post, personal finance section.
US Nonprofit Hospitals Received $37 Billion in Tax Breaks in 2021: Study, Sept. 30, 2024. Medscape Medical News.
‘Egregious’ Ustekinumab Part D Price Jump Shows Need for IRA, Experts Say, Aug. 30, 2024. Medscape Medical News.
Study Raises Concerns About Rising Cost of Diabetes Meds, May 31, 2024. Medscape Medical News.
Survey Suggests One in Eight US Adults May Have Used a GLP-1 Drug, May 16, 2024. Medscape Medical News.
Patient Support Programs Need Transparency, Researchers Say, Medscape Medical News, Nov. 29, 2023.
Medicare Announces 10 Drugs Targeted for Price Cuts in 2026, Aug. 29, 2023. Medscape Medical News.
Rising Patient Costs Tied to Private Equity Ownership, July 20, 2023. Medscape Medical News.
US Mammogram Update Sparks Concern, Reignites Debates, July 18, 2023. Medscape Medical News.
Medicare 2024 Base Pay Cut Announcement Spurs Calls for Reform, July 14, 2023. Medscape Medical News.
Only Physicians With Relevant Expertise Should Handle Prior Authorization Disputes: Doctors Groups, March 3, 2023. Medscape Medical News.
Lawmakers and Patients Seek to Reduce Enzalutamide Cost, Feb. 24, 2023. Medscape Medical News.
CMS Spent $18 Billion on Drugs Without Confirmed Benefits, OIG Report Finds, Sept. 30, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Medicare Drug Changes Ought to Benefit Rheumatology Patients, Aug. 31, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
House Could Soon Give Biden Win on Medicare Drug Negotiations, Insulin Costs, Aug. 10, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Cataract Surgery: Humana Prior Authorization Plan Raises Concerns, July 8, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Supreme Court Rules Against Medicare Pay Cut on Discounted Drug, June 16, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
3 angles to pursue when covering medical debt, with Joseph Burns, April 19, 2022. Association of Health Care Journalists website.
Equifax, Experian, TransUnion to remove some medical debt from credit reports, with Joseph Burns, April 6, 2022. Association of Health Care Journalists website.
Democrats Discuss Ideas for Expanding US Health Coverage, March 30, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Medicare Premium Hike Reassessed Due to Aduhelm Price Cut, Jan. 10, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Medicare Seeks to Cut Drug Costs for People in Part D Plans, Jan. 10, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Medicare Insulin Negotiations Seen Saving $17 Billion, Dec. 14, 2021. Medscape Medical News.
Cancer Hospitals Fail to Reveal Prices: ‘It’s Not Always Shopable’, Dec. 2, 2021. Medscape Medical News.
Posted Prices of Cataract Procedures May Confuse Patients: Study, Oct. 12, 2021. Medscape Medical News.
DOJ Joins Cases Alleging False Diagnoses by Kaiser MA Plans, Aug. 3, 2021. Medscape Medical News.
AHA Concerned, Others Pleased by Draft Penalty Hike on Transparency Rule, July 20, 2021. Medscape Medical News.
No Net Benefit of Aducanumab for Alzheimer’s Disease, Expert Panel Rules, July 16. Medscape Medical News.
When hospitals acquire physician practices, it can influence how individual physicians practice medicine: New research, June 11, 2021. The Journalist’s Resource, a publication of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center.
7 tips for journalists reporting on surprise medical bills, June 22, 2020. The Journalist’s Resource, a publication of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center.
Surprise billing: Why consumers with medical insurance still may face major health care expenses, June 16, 2020. Journalist’s Resource, a publication of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center.
Medicare Drug-Negotiations Bill Approved by House Committees, Oct. 18, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
New Report Shows Costs, Benefits of Varied Healthcare Reforms, Oct. 17, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Health Care Debates, a comprehensive report done for CQ Researcher, which includes significant discussion of concerns about drug prices, Oct. 18, 2019.
New Drug Pricing Bill Allows Negotiation With Pharma, Sept. 20, 2019, Medscape Medical News.
HHS Outlines Goals for Possible Future Canadian Drug Imports, July 31, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Senate Committee Approves Plan to Alter Medicare Drug Pay, July 26, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
White House Drops Bid to Redirect Drug Rebates to Seniors, July 11, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
US Drug Prices Rise in ‘Highly Synchronized’ Pattern, Study Finds, May 31, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Gilead to Donate Truvada to CDC to Help With HIV PrEP in US, May 13, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
House Lawmakers Grill Drugmakers, PBMs on Insulin Cost, April 11, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
PBMs Grilled by Senators on How They Profit From Drug Sales, April 10, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
US Lawmakers Hone in on PBM Role in Insulin Prices, April 3, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Medicare Moves Closer to CAR-T Coverage Policy, Feb. 18, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
House Committee Seeks Bipartisan Paths to Lower Drug Costs, Feb. 13, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
HHS Seeks Major Change in Part D, Medicaid Drug Purchasing, Feb. 1, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Congressional Committees Target Insulin, Rising Drug Prices Jan. 30, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Short Supply, Cost of Key Drugs Leave Hospitals Scrambling, Jan. 16, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Congress, CMS Taking Key Steps to Examine Drug Costs, Jan. 10, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Trump Plans to Lower Medicare Part D Prices, Not Just Part B, Oct. 30, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
Immunotherapy Combos: Will Cost Put Them out of Reach?, Oct. 15, 2018. Medscape Medical News. Immunotherapy has already revolutionized cancer care. Combining various immunotherapies promises even greater success, but will the already high cost of these therapies put combos out of reach?
How to Increase Access Cancer Drugs Discussed at NCCN Meeting, Sept. 25, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
Bipartisan Spending Bill Promotes Drug-Price Transparency Aug. 27, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
HHS May Alter Rebate Rules for PBM Drug Middlemen, July 20, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
Cancer Groups Object to Medicare Proposals to Cut Part B, July 19, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
HHS’ Azar Touts Trump Plan to Cut Drug Prices to Senate Panel, June 13, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
Part D Spending on Branded Drugs Soars as Prescriptions Fall, June 7, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
CMS Publicizes Costliest Increases for Medicare, Medicaid Drugs, May 17, 2018. Medscape Medical News.