Drugs Are Outrageously Expensive—Canada Found A Way To Fight Back

Byadmin2 October 27, 2023

Latuda is a drug to treat schizophrenia. It costs about $4,000 per month in the U.S. In Canada, the price is closer to $500.

Ibrance, a breast cancer drug, costs $10,000 more per month in the U.S. than in Canada.

Why these enormous price differences?

Health Care Cost

The Lost Art Of Not Ordering A CAT Scan
Byadmin March 3, 2015

She didn’t talk like a stroke victim. “I…I…I…k…kkk…can…can…can’t…t…t…t…talk.” She struggled with her words, struggling on early syllables, only to then spurt out full and correct words. “N…N…N…No.” Recognizing this unusual speech pattern, the neurologist Allan Ropper, author of Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole, expertly queried the patient and her loved ones, and determined she had…

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Health & Well-being | Health Care Cost

Peoples Pharmacy Podcast
Byadmin January 27, 2011

This weekend, I had the pleasure of being a guest on Peoples Pharmacy, a great public radio show that hails out of Durham NC. We had a far ranging, rapidly shifting conversation about lots of things. Check it out if you are interested. The show even gave me a chance to learn a new skill. …

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Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Choice & Behavior | Health Policy

$10 Short? No Health Insurance For You
Byadmin2 April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, millions of people receive generous subsidies to cover the cost of health insurance. Some people, in fact, receive coverage for free, their monthly premiums paid in full by the federal government. Unfortunately, even a small change in price can cause people to lose their coverage. That’s important…

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Health Policy

Don’t Just Thank Science For Covid Vaccines
Byadmin2 November 24, 2021November 24, 2021

It is the season for expressing thanks. With that in mind, I’m here to urge us all to thank more than just science, or scientists, for developing these amazing vaccines.

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What Homer Simpson Can Teach Oncologists About Math
Byadmin January 11, 2013

Let’s warm up with a quick arithmetic problem, which I want you to do in your head. What is one thousand plus forty? Now add another thousand And thirty more Plus twenty Plus another thousand And finally, add an additional ten. What’s the answer? According to Dean Buonomano, in his excellent book Brain Bugs, the majority…

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Should North Carolina Expand Medicaid?
Byadmin January 22, 2015

My home state of North Carolina is one of a number of states that refused to expand Medicaid, even though the Affordable Care Act stipulates that the federal government will cover the majority of expenses associated with such expansion. Here is an excellent story in the Fayetteville Observer laying out the issues: Denise Johnson works…

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Drugs Are Outrageously Expensive—Canada Found A Way To Fight Back

The Lost Art Of Not Ordering A CAT Scan

Peoples Pharmacy Podcast

$10 Short? No Health Insurance For You

Don’t Just Thank Science For Covid Vaccines

What Homer Simpson Can Teach Oncologists About Math

Should North Carolina Expand Medicaid?

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