Cancer's Bitter Medicine

Cancer's Bitter Medicine

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That and other ideas will likely surface at a "Summit on Cancer Economics" set for October 10–11 in Washington, DC, as a follow-up to the article. In advocating lower prices, the … Joshua P. Cohen, senior research fellow with the Tufts Center for the …
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The soaring cost of stroke treatment

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A Washington, D.C., reporter for more than 30 years, Jim Limbach covers the federal agencies for ConsumerAffairs. Previously, he was a reporter and news anchor for Associated Press Broadcast Services, where he covered business and consumer news as …
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The Sky-High Price of Chemotherapy: Why Do Cancer Drugs Cost So Much?

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… for cancer drugs. Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation that requires health insurance companies to cover oral chemotherapy treatment the same way they do IV treatment. … Writing in an op-ed in the New York Times …
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