From January 2022 to January 2023, 4,264 prescription drugs had price increases, of which 46% or 1,982 were increased above the inflation rate, according to ASPE researchers in a recent study.
Drug manufacturers make most of their prescription drug retail price changes in January and July annually and may change the list price at any...National News
The study also found that prices for COVID-19 hospitalization were similar to prices for overall inpatient admissions and averaged 241 percent of what was paid for Medicare patients.
The RAND study includes associated spending from 4,000 hospitals in 49 states from 2018 to 2020. Glenn Melnick a health economist and policy professor at...National Reports & Surveys
The RAND Corporation, a nonprofit policy think tank, published a report on Monday demonstrating that without enhanced subsidies the Affordable Care Act (ACA) couldn't protect many in New York from health coverage loss during the recession and pandemic.
According to researcher Christine Eibner, the Paul O'Neill Chair in Policy...National News
For each of the VA's 135 hospitals, RAND identified three non-VA hospitals that had similar characteristics, such as geographic location. The performance of VA hospitals was compared to similar non-VA hospitals, as well as health systems overall.
The Veterans Health Administration operates the nation's largest integrated health...