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Pelosi’s Drug Price Controls Are Dangerous—But So Are Trump’s

The White House deserves credit for highlighting the immense damage of H.R. 3’s price controls. Patients can only hope that administration officials will heed their own warning—that international reference pricing will harm patients “in ways that far …

Coronavirus Could Send Stocks Down Another 10% Or More, History Shows

Before the crisis is over, it could be far worse than that.

Here’s Every State And Country With A Confirmed Coronavirus Case (Updating)

The outbreak has reportedly spread to 19 countries—so far.

It’s Now 50 U.S. Service Personnel Diagnosed With Traumatic Brain Injury After Iranian Missile Attack, Not 34

According to a statement released yesterday from the Pentagon, the number of U.S. service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) following the Iranian missile attack on the Al-Asad airbase has been revised to 50, up from 34 cases late last…

Human Insulin Is Available For As Little As $24.88 – But It’s Not For Everyone

Human insulin is different from synthetic insulin, and one is significantly cheaper.

American Healthcare Prices -Simply Outrageous

When it comes to healthcare spending, the U. S. is without peer.

Anthem Sees Big 2020 Medicare And Medicaid Growth

Anthem added 1.1 million health plan members last year and is projecting another big year led by new enrollment in Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans that will bring in another one million new health plan members.

Lyft Signs Ride Share Deal With The Big Health System CommonSpirit

The ride-sharing company Lyft has signed a deal with the large national health system CommonSpirit Health and a logistics company that manages emergency medical transportation in the escalating battle with rival Uber to tap the growing business of tran…

The U.S. Is The World’s Most Expensive Nation For Childbirth [Infographic]

Even though estimates of the cost of childbirth in the United States vary considerably, there is no doubt that Americans have to endure the highest childbirth costs on the planet with bills frequently adding up to tens of thousands of dollars.

A U.S.-China Flight Ban Over Coronavirus Would Be Complicated By Passengers Transiting Through Other Countries

Banning only flights directly to and from China would leave other travel options open, with many passengers transiting through Japan, S. Korea and Hong Kong, while a larger ban covering multiple jurisdictions would be complex and politically sensitive.