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Generics Curb Rise in Drug Costs

Cheap alternatives to brand-name meds appear as patents expire

Aug 8, 07 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scores of prescription drugs are getting cheaper, as name-brand patents expire and open the door to generic imitators. That's bad news for pharmaceutical companies, the Times reports, but it means that an aging population ever more reliant on drugs will be paying as much as 80 percent less for them. More »

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medicine • health care costs • health • drugs • brands • pharmaceutical companies • pharma • generic drugs

Good for the President, Not for the People?

Bush receives, dismisses state-run
health care

Jul 25, 07 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even as Bush knocks “government-run health care,” San Francisco Chronicle columnist David Lazarus points out, he receives a generous helping of it: The president's colonoscopy last week was of course performed by first-rate taxpayer-funded professionals at a taxpayer-funded facility. More »

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health care costs • Cuba • colonoscopy • camp david • George W. Bush

House Dems Call for Expanded Health Care Bill

Calls for both children's coverage and shoring up Medicare

Jul 23, 07 9:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Senate reached a rare bipartisan agreement to beef up insurance coverage for low-income kids, and now House Democrats are proposing a health care plan with an even wider scope. Their plan yokes the children's coverage to big changes in Medicare, and is sure to heat up the confrontation between... More »

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health care • health care costs • health insurance • insurance companies • child care • medical costs

UAW Gears Up for Contract Talks on Health Care

Current system must change as retirees outnumber active workers

Jul 19, 07 9:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The United Automobile Workers Union starts high-stakes contract talks with Detroit automakers tomorrow, at a time when the union counts more retirees than active workers in its ranks—meaning higher health-care costs—and the American automotive industry is in dire financial straits. The talks are being called "the most... More »

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health care costs • health insurance • United Auto Workers • Detroit • unions • retirees • automaker • workers • auto industry

DaimlerChrysler Wants Divorce

Detroit legend's fate may be decided in a German boardroom -- but tk can't seem to get out of first gear

Apr 4, 07 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - DaimlerChrysler is trying to unload its clunky Detroit half, its CEO (and occasional company mascot) Dieter Zetsche confirmed at a shareholder's meeting today. The news, which comes after nearly two months of eager speculation, was a relief to frustrated German shareholders, who have long seen Chrysler as a drag on... More »

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private equity • Chrysler • health care costs • Blackstone Group • DaimlerChrysler • Dieter Zetsche • Cerberus Capital Management • Magna International Inc. • Detroit • business

Insurer Ties Employee Pay to Patient Health

Plan will offer bonuses for boosting patients' use of preventive services

Apr 4, 07 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The country's largest health insurer says it will pay up for good health--offering bonuses to employees who boost patients' use of preventive medical services. WellPoint Inc.'s plan is intended to encourage participation in programs like diabetes management, which helps patients handle their medical needs before they end up in... More »

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medicine • health care • health care costs • health • health insurance • insurance companies • preventative medicine • WellPoint Inc. • diabetes • insurance

Tech-Savvy Docs Get More Time With Patients

New software allows them to run "micropractices"

Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - A growing number of primary care doctors are opting out of hospitals and big medical groups to open up mom 'n' pop doc shops. Key to these "micropractices,"  reports the Wall Street Journal, is technology that allows doctors to schedule their own appointments, order prescriptions, and process... More »

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medicine • health care • technology • health care costs • health • micropractice • doctor

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