Health Headlines for Thursday, January 3
As Democrats take control in Albany, health care groups look to gain an edge
Crain’s New York Business
When the New York state Legislature reconvenes Jan. 9, health care lobbyists will be ready to push their priorities to returning legislators as well as a crop of more than 30 new faces who are poised to shift the body’s politics leftward.
Drug companies greet 2019 with U.S. price hikes
Reuters
Drugmakers kicked off 2019 with price increases in the United States on more than 250 prescription drugs, including the world’s top-selling medicine, Humira, although the pace of price hikes was slower than last year.
Surprise! Drugmakers Are Raising Prices Again
Bloomberg Opinion
The industry’s hurry to get back to business after a brief freeze only draws more attention to its unconstrained pricing power and lax self-regulation.
Difficult to compare new hospital price lists
Daily Gazette
Capital Region hospitals have disclosed lists of tens of thousands of prices for procedures and drugs they provide, giving patients a glimpse of the cost differences between the various facilities.
Google is quietly infiltrating medicine — but what rules will it play by?
STAT News
With nearly 80 percent of internet users searching online for health-related information, it’s no wonder the catchphrase “Dr. Google” has caught on, to the delight of many searchers and the dismay of many real doctors.