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Arizona Law Restricts Tests for Fentanyl [Video]

Fentanyl test strips can detect the presence of the deadly drug in other drugs, such as OxyContin. But the strips could be considered drug paraphernalia under Arizona law. Faculty Associate Susan […]

In Kensington, police offer drug users help instead of criminal charges

As Philadelphia works to connect more people in Kensington who struggle with opioid addiction to health care and social services, it’s getting help from an unlikely partner: the Philadelphia Police […]

Giant hospital system’s charity status challenged

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro accused a major nonprofit hospital system and health insurer of failing to fulfill its charitable mission Thursday, taking a step into a bruising, years-long regional […]

Congress starts to go after big pharma

Congress on Tuesday jumped into its first round of hearings on drug prices for the year, vowing to take action on a problem that the president and the public see […]

As small hospitals ally with big ones, do patients benefit?

To expand their reach, flagship hospitals including Mayo, the Cleveland Clinic and Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center have signed affiliation agreements with smaller hospitals around the country. Gerard Anderson is quoted.

Secretive ‘rebate trap’ keeps generic drugs for diabetes and other ills out of reach

In a practice that policy experts say smothers competition and keeps prices high, drug companies routinely make hidden pacts with middlemen that effectively block patients from getting cheaper generic medicines. […]

Secretive ‘Rebate Trap’ Keeps Generic Drugs For Diabetes and Other Ills Out of Reach

Drug companies routinely make hidden pacts with middlemen that effectively block patients from getting cheaper generic medicines. Faculty Associate Gerard Anderson is quoted.

New study shows Americans pay the most for health care while getting the least care for it

As the old adage goes, you get what you pay for. Unless you’re an American in need of healthcare. Then you pay somewhere around double for about the same quality […]

Rising U.S. Health Care Spending a Boon to this Leveraged ETF

Americans spend more than twice as much on health care per person versus other developed nations, which is a boon to the Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF (CURE). Faculty Associate Gerard […]

Americans aren’t making enough babies to replace ourselves

The total fertility rate has been declining steadily for seven years, but the numbers for 2017 represent the biggest drop in recent history. Faculty Associate Donna Strobino is quoted.