Archive for December 2016

December 2016 (Volume 94) (Op-Ed) It is hardly surprising that rising prescription drug pricing found its way into the 2016 election. Prescription drug costs frequently get more attention than their share of the health care dollar would suggest—approximately 10% of total spending on health care (although it’s more than 16% if both retail drugs and…

December 16, 2016 (Op-Ed) The Republican Party has been adamantly opposed to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since it was signed into law in March 2010. The Republican House has repeatedly voted to repeal the ACA and after Republicans regained control of the Senate in 2014, the Senate voted to repeal it as well. However,…