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During the Height of the Opioid Epidemic, the Out-of-Pocket Price of Naloxone Increased by Over 500%
A jump in the out-of-pocket price of naloxone has likely made the lifesaving drug too expensive for most uninsured Americans.
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Bumpy Road Ahead for Lecanemab Approval
How to ensure lecanemab doesn’t wind up like aducanumab.
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Comments on AHRQ Analysis of Requirements for Coverage with Evidence Development
Researchers submitted a comment letter on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)’s analysis for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)’s requirements for Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) study design.
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Tweak the Affordable Care Act to Mandate Backstop Health Insurance
Universal coverage could be achieved through a “backstop” insurance that auto-enrolls uninsured patients when they seek care.
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How to Protect Yourself Against Wildfire Smoke This Fire Season: Five Tips in Everyday Language
Helpful tips on staying protected from wildfire smoke.
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Considerations in the Implementation of Multicancer Early Detection Tests
An analysis of the potential benefits and challenges of multi-cancer blood-based tests.
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Addressing Regulatory Barriers to Buprenorphine Access at Retail Pharmacies
Regulations on buprenorphine are creating dispensing barriers at retail pharmacies that impact Americans with opioid use disorder.
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Drugmakers Aren’t Driving Inflation. Price Controls Would Hinder Medical Progress
Drug prices have not experienced the major rise in cost like eggs or gasoline, and instituting price controls on drugs would only stifle medical innovation.
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Lack of Diversity in Clinical Trials Costs Billions of Dollars. Incentives Can Spur Innovation
Economic incentives to recruit more diverse participants for clinical trials are available and could save the U.S. billions of dollars.
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Bringing Back a Mask Mandate in Los Angeles County is Unjustified
Schaeffer Center experts argue in a recent op-ed that Los Angeles County hasn’t met the threshold for a mask mandate.
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