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NEWS ABOUT: co-pays

co-pays stories: 3 news summaries

Squeezed Parents Dump Daycare 

Kids often home alone, but cost 'ludicrous' if 'you can't afford rent'

Dec 21, 08 2:43 PM CST
(Newser) - As the tanking economy squeezes parents with skyrocketing unemployment and foreclosures, experts are noticing that it's the little children who suffer—in the form of fast-emptying daycare centers. As the Washington Post reports, strapped families desperate to cut costs are pulling their kids out of programs that can cost hundreds... More »

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child care • unemployment • daycare • co-pays • economy • financial crisis • fiscal crisis

Insurers
Quietly Hike
Rx Costs

Plans slip in soaring co-pays for most expensive drugs

Apr 14, 08 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pricey prescription drugs are getting pricier, and, the New York Times reports, insurance companies are asking patients to shoulder more of the burden. Insurers are quietly phasing out traditional drug plans, which charge a fixed co-pay of $20 or $30 to fill a prescription, in favor of so-called Tier 4... More »

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health care • insurance companies • drug companies • insurance • prescription drugs • co-pays

Prices Jump for Top Drugs

Drug giants collect now against expected future losses

Feb 21, 08 4:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Drug companies have slapped a series of huge price hikes on some prescription drugs ahead of drug patent expirations, the Wall Street Journal reports. GlaxoSmithKline has raised the price of antidepressant Wellbutrin 44.5%, while Sanofi-Aventis hiked Ambien's price 70%. Wholesale prices for the top 50 drugs increased an average... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • antidepressant • drug companies • GlaxoSmithKline • Pfizer • health insurance premiums • price increases • health care reform • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services • Lipitor • pharmaceutical industry • co-pays • Ambien • Wellbutrin • Adderall XR • Sanofi-Aventis • Shire • patent expiration

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