WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. House of Representative’s oversight panel on Wednesday called on three drugmakers to turn over documents as part of an ongoing congressional review over generic drug price increases and accused the companies of “apparent efforts to stonewall” the probe. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in […]
U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a presidential candidate, reignited their probe into three generic-drug manufacturers’ pricing practices and accused the companies of stonewalling the lawmakers’ 2014 congressional investigation. “Obstructing or evading a congressional investigation, including withholding or concealing information, is a violation of federal law,” […]
Health care price transparency is making headlines again. In late July, in accord with a recent presidential executive order, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule requiring hospitals to make more price information publicly available. The growing interest in price transparency isn’t limited to one side of the aisle or one […]
In recent weeks President Trump has floated a new rule that would require health care providers such as hospitals and doctors to publicly provide a price list of their services. This plan to improve so-called “price and quality transparency in American healthcare” sounds good at first blush, but it is important to think through the […]
Every year, I hold a town hall in every Oregon county. From coast to grasslands, Gorge to high desert, blue to red, there is one consistent issue that Oregonians ask me to address — the price of prescription drugs. Albert, in Linn County, pays $800 per dose for his wife’s immunosuppressant medication. I don’t know […]
On June 24, 2019, President Trump signed the Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First. The stated goal of the Order is to lower health care costs by providing patients with more cost information, in particular for “shoppable” services (i.e., services provided by numerous providers that patients can […]
The Trump administration appears bent on helping consumers gain better insight into their healthcare purchases, though painstakingly doing so one small bite at a time. As contemplated in an earlier article, “Why Healthcare Price ‘Transparency’ Is A Myth, And What Consumers Can Do About It” (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffgorke/2019/01/23/why-healthcare-price-transparency-is-a-myth-and-what-consumers-can-do-about-it/#301c2bb97c3f), I offered that in 2018 the Centers for Medicare […]
Conservatives are growing increasingly uneasy with the Trump administration’s new drug pricing policy. President Trump is desperately seeking an elusive political win in his efforts to lower prescription drug costs, but he faces a hard sell to conservative groups and GOP lawmakers as he touts ideas traditionally favored by Democrats and presidential candidate Sen. Bernie […]
Requiring hospitals to display their insurer-negotiated prices online likely won’t lower healthcare spending in the near term. But economists and other experts say it’s a worthwhile experiment in bringing transparency to one of the few industries in which patients often don’t know the cost of a service before they buy it. The Trump administration earlier […]
For years, observers from across the spectrum have called for more price transparency in health care, especially when it comes to hospitals. Thanks to initiatives from the White House and a key Senate committee, that moment is now close at hand. Proposed rule could revolutionize hospital markets On July 30, the Centers for Medicare and […]
This Week in Pricing > 8/17/19
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Amazon Offers Retro Pricing In Los Angeles For Maisel Day On August 15 | Fire Wire
Los Angeles residents will be able to purchase lunch, gasoline, makeup applications, shoeshines, movie tickets and hotel rooms at 1959 prices on August 15, which Amazon Prime is calling “Maisel Day.” That means you can see a movie for a mere 51 cents, grab a hot dog for 59 cents, and get your hair done (with […]
When the time comes to sell your home, it’s important to price the home right. If the home is badly priced, either too expensive or too inexpensive, you may lose money and take a long time to sell. Understanding the dangers of incorrect pricing, and working with a real estate professional to price your home […]
What’s Cutting Into Ohio State Football Ticket Sales? | WOSU Radio
When it comes to why fans aren’t showing up at home, though, ticket broker Tim Louters just starts pulling frames off his wall. “This is 1999,” he says, looking over a framed ticket and news clip, commemorating former head coach John Cooper’s 100th win. “Thirty-eight dollar ticket versus Cincinnati.” Louters runs Tickets Galore in Dublin. […]
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