Healthcare
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Biden-Harris administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations secure $6 billion in savings for taxpayers
The White House estimates that these new prices will lead to around $6 billion in savings for the Medicare program in 2026. The new prices will be anywhere from 38% to 79% lower than the drugs’ list prices last year, saving seniors on Medicare an estimated $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone.
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Opinion: It’s time to treat abortions like the routine medical procedure that they are
Getting your wisdom teeth out is riskier than getting an abortion. So why do lawmakers insist on wasting time and money to regulate women’s healthcare? I was 24 years old, living in Queens, NY, busy with my last year of law school. I couldn’t feel the uninvited cells multiplying inside me, but I knew they…
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Major drugmakers capped cost of asthma inhalers at $35 per month after investigation from Democrats
AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, and GlaxoSmithKline all agreed to cap the price of asthma inhalers earlier this year following an investigation by a Democratic-led Senate Committee.
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VIDEO: How does healthcare in Arizona compare to other states?
@coppercourier What do you think about healthcare in Arizona? Forbes Advisor compared all 50 states across 24 metrics spanning four key categories: healthcare access, healthcare outcomes, healthcare cost, and quality of hospital care. Do you want to guess where Arizona ranked? The result may surprise you. . … . . #healthcare #healthcareworker #healthcarelife #healthcareprovider #arizonanews…
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New limit on prescription drug costs would be removed under Project 2025
A group of former Trump advisors published a blueprint for him to use to fulfill his promise to reverse “health policies enacted under the Obama and Biden Administrations.”
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A rare voice box transplant at Arizona’s Mayo Clinic helped a cancer patient speak again
A man has regained his voice after Mayo Clinic surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one.
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Staying safe in Arizona’s heat: essential hydration tips
Here are some tips on staying hydrated and avoiding heat-related illnesses this summer in Arizona.
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Arizona’s paid parental caregiving program empowers families of disabled children
For Shauna Newman and other parents of disabled children in Arizona, the permanent expansion of a pandemic-era paid parental caregiving program has provided relief—both financially and emotionally.
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Dental office credit cards are pushing people further into debt
With limited coverage for adult dental care and lofty out-of-pocket costs, some patients are turning to dental credit cards—but experts say these cards are “predatory.”
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Medical debt would be removed from credit reports under new Biden rule
Roughly 15 million Americans have medical debt on their credit reports. The new rule means that debt will no longer be able to depress their credit scores and make it more difficult for them to get a job, rent an apartment, or secure a mortgage or car loan.
