The murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has put health insurance companies in the spotlight. But insurers are just one piece of America’s broken and expensive health care system.
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Health Policy on the Ballot
Learn more about where President-elect Donald Trump stands on critical health policy issues.
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How Did Picking a Medicare Plan Get So Hard?
Medicare’s open enrollment season presents a challenging choice for its 67 million beneficiaries: selecting a new plan.
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3 Health Care Decisions Awaiting the Next President
The next U.S. president will have to make consequential choices about the Affordable Care Act, prescription drug prices and abortion.
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Race to the Bottom: Where’s the Cavalry?
Some of the most powerful new medicines pose a host of challenges for drug companies trying to copy and sell similar versions on the cheap. Can those companies find a sustainable path forward, or will patients get left stuck paying exorbitant prices?
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3 Big Threats to the Cheap, Effective Medicines That Underpin U.S. Health Care
The U.S. has relied on cheap, effective generic drugs for 40 years. Now that promise is under threat.
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Race to the Bottom: Hard Bargain
America pays less, on average, than any other major country for our generic drugs. But selling essential medicines at such low prices comes with hidden costs — from quality problems to frequent shortages.
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Race to the Bottom: Boom Times
In this first part of our three-part series “Race to the Bottom,” we trace the origins of America’s generic drug industry — groundbreaking, bipartisan legislation signed by President Ronald Reagan that saved us trillions and also got us into trouble.
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“Race to the Bottom”: A New Series from Tradeoffs on the Ailing Generic Drug Industry
Debuting Sept. 12, this three-part series examines the problems plaguing an industry that America now relies on to fill 9 out of every 10 prescriptions.
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5 Ways America’s Courts Could Change Health Care in 2024
Key court decisions in 2024 about prescription drug prices, abortion bans, gender-affirming care and the Affordable Care Act could change the way health care is delivered in America.