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A grandmother's lung cancer treatment once cost her family their life savings. Now, thanks to China's expanded medical insurance, over 230 cancer drugs are affordable for millions of aging families.
Julie Turner beat cancer at 17, and 51 years later she's fighting to stop insurance companies from blocking medication assistance for patients. Her push for Ohio's Senate Bill 207 could save cancer patients thousands in out-of-pocket costs.
A new government website is helping Americans access discounted prescription drugs directly from manufacturers, including popular weight-loss and fertility medications. The initiative aims to ease the financial burden of healthcare costs affecting millions of families.
A landmark agreement with pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts will lower out-of-pocket drug costs for millions of Americans while bringing new revenue to community pharmacies. The changes are expected to save patients up to $7 billion over the next decade.
A landmark settlement with pharmacy giant Express Scripts will force major changes that could save Americans up to $7 billion on insulin costs over the next decade. The Federal Trade Commission says the company artificially inflated prices and blocked access to the lifesaving diabetes medication.
A sweeping healthcare deal just cleared a major hurdle, bringing reforms that could lower drug costs and expand cancer screening for millions of Americans. The $116.8 billion package includes crackdowns on industry middlemen and new pediatric cancer research funding.
Nearly half of Medicare cancer patients hit their annual drug cost cap, with a third doing so in January alone. A new 2025 program lets them spread these payments across the year instead of facing thousands in upfront costs.