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National Drug Coverage in Canada?
A new study, conducted by the Angus Reid Institute, is the first to take a deep look at affordability ... Read More
4 Statistics that Show Canada Needs More Affordable Medicine
The problem of access to affordable medicine is experienced all over the world, even in places we don’t expect. ... Read More
Costs of Medicine – How to Go beyond the New Normal
Jyotsana Saha In the past 5 years, 15 new cancer drugs have entered the market with price tags of ... Read More
Hepatitis C Drugs Added to W.H.O. List of Essential Medicines
This article originally appeared in the New York Times – May 8, 2015 – Donald G. McNeil Jr The ... Read More
How Much Would You Pay for an Old Drug? If You Have MS, a Fortune
Older medicines for multiple sclerosis get more expensive with each new therapy developed By John Tozzi This article originally appeared in ... Read More
New Study, Same Story: Medicine Isn’t Affordable
A new study by the National Health Statistics Center (NCHS) shows the continued, unsurprising trend: too many adults are not taking ... Read More
Universal Health Coverage Day: What’s Price Got To Do With It?
Today, December 12, is Universal Health Coverage Day. It may seem like there’s a day for everything! What is ... Read More
Rising Generic Prices in the Limelight
Since we shared this story on the rising prices of generic medicines last month, we have seen dozens of new ... Read More
Global News Reports: Canadian Patients Struggle with Costs of Cancer
This weekend Global News 16×9 featured a somber story on how the high costs of cancer drugs are causing ... Read More
LA Times – Generic Medicines & Tips for Keeping Costs Down
In her article in the LA Times, Lisa Zamosky explores some of the reasons even generic medicine prices can rise at ... Read More
60 Minutes: Cost of Cancer Drugs
60 Minutes interviews some of the most well-known cancer doctors in the US speaking out against the cost of ... Read More
Generic Drug Prices Rising at Unprecedented Rates
Here’s a topic that’s been keeping us up at night. In the last year, several generic medicines have drastically increased ... Read More
Guest Blogger: Gleevec and Generics in India
We are so pleased to have a blog post from one of our volunteers this week. Pierre has been ... Read More
Trans-Pacific Partnership: What’s the deal?
The controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks taking place in Ottawa this week have been making headlines for a number ... Read More
Q: What’s The One Thing Even Vaccines Aren’t Immune To?
A: Rising costs. Vaccines have been a hot topic lately but there’s now another factor to add into the ... Read More
Big Innovations May Come In Small[er] Packages
We are all too aware of the rising costs of healthcare in Canada, and many of us may prefer ... Read More
Having Cancer Gets Even More Expensive
Chemotherapy bills—with the same doctor at the same clinic—are suddenly up. How hospitals and insurers are battling over the ... Read More
Compare Drug Prices Since 2007
This visual tool from Bloomberg helps illustrate the soaring cost of top selling brands of medicine. From the dropdown ... Read More
America’s Broken Healthcare System
Healthcare is different from retail and needs to be treated as such. “Outside of health care, people can choose ... Read More
“The nation may have finally met a drug it cannot afford”
The nation may have finally met a drug it cannot afford. While there are numerous costly medications, the case ... Read More
NBC Nightly News: Lethal Choices for Cancer Patients
Is innovation in the healthcare industry coming at too high a price – where individuals who need particular drugs ... Read More
Doctors Denounce Cancer Drug Prices of $100,000 a Year
“With the cost of some lifesaving cancer drugs exceeding $100,000 a year, more than 100 influential cancer specialists from ... Read More
Martin Luther King Jr.
In a speech to the Medical Committee for Human Rights in 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. made this poignant ... Read More
The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath
In this article below, Elisabeth Rosenthal reviews the rising costs for asthma medication. “The Centers for Disease Control and ... Read More
