Opinion: Sickle cell cures are coming. African children can’t be left behind
The treatment of sickle cell disease is on the cusp of a historic breakthrough, with…
Category: affordability
New Biden initiative targets controversial hospital ‘facility fees’ that often surprise patients
As part of the Biden administration’s broader efforts to lower health care costs, the White…
STAT+: From ‘Jeopardy!’ to Politico, the PBM ad wars are taking over D.C.
WASHINGTON – If you live in this city, you’re probably awash in pharmacy benefit manager…
New DNA test aims to make cervical cancer screening more accessible in low-income countries
A genomic test for the human papillomavirus has shown promise in early-stage trials, raising hopes…
STAT+: Fed up with exorbitant health costs, employers and workers are taking insurers to court
Companies, unions, and workers are at a breaking point over how much they pay for…
Opinion: Cancer patients shouldn’t be responsible for out-of-pocket costs
In 2023, just under 2 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer. Many will endure…
‘Stunning’ change to United’s colonoscopy coverage roils physicians and patients
When gastroenterologists learned in March that UnitedHealthcare plans to barricade many colonoscopies behind a controversial…
Opinion: Judicial overreach is an immediate hazard to already precarious public health
The United States is in poor health. Life expectancy rates have dropped precipitously, and racial…
STAT+: Sickle cell gene therapies could be cost-effective even if priced as high as $1.9 million
As the U.S. health care system prepares for expensive gene therapies, a preliminary analysis suggests…
1 in 6 people experience infertility worldwide, according to WHO report
One in six people across the globe face infertility at some point in their lifetime,…
Opinion: Use warranties, not outcomes-based agreements, to make payers whole when a gene therapy fails
A decade ago, I had pegged gene and cell therapies as the next frontier. As…
STAT+: The unexpected alliance lobbying for Medicare to pay for new obesity drugs
WASHINGTON — It’s not every day that the pharmaceutical industry, the NAACP, a cancer center, and…
Watch: This small-town pharmacy may be a model for more affordable drugs
STAUNTON, Va. — Honest Rx operates like any other pharmacy in the United States —…