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What a price break on insulin means for health care costs
Posted on · Eli Lilly is reducing prices and capping costs on insulin. Could it be the start of a trend lowering some drug prices?
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Cost of prescription drugs (March 7, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Eli Lilly is capping the cost of its insulin. We discuss why and consider how it might affect the prices for other medications.
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For David Mitchell, Lowering Drug Prices Is Personal
Posted on · The founder of Patients for Affordable Drugs has an incurable form of cancer.
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New Legislation Gives Terminally Ill Patients The ‘Right To Try’ Experimental Drugs
Posted on · Proponents say the law will help extend lives. Opponents say it weakens the authority of the FDA. Houston Matters takes a closer look.
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Full Show: Student Voices On School Safety, And New ‘Right-To-Try’ Law (June 11, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Student activists want their voices heard in a new school safety committee. We learn about some errors on recent STAAR tests. We discuss new federal legislation giving terminally ill patients the right to try experimental drugs. Veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers questions about your pets. And we get an update on Houston sports.
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Why Some Patients Getting Drugmakers’ Help Are Paying More
Posted on · Some health plans are refusing to count the copayment assistance offered by drugmakers as part of a patient's deductible. That means some patients are paying thousands of dollars more out-of-pocket.
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Trump Drug Pricing ‘Blueprint’ Could Take Years To Build
Posted on · The 39-page drug price plan includes an array of ideas that the administration will consider, but it's unclear which ones will be implemented
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Why Drugs Like EpiPen Spike in Price
Posted on · Lawmakers in Washington are questioning why the price of EpiPen, the drug used to treat a life-threatening allergic reaction, has risen about five-fold in the past decade. To learn what's behind such increases in drug costs, Houston Matters producer Maggie Martin spoke with Dr. Lixian Zhong, assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy at Texas […]
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Which Prescriptions are OK to Take While Pregnant?
Posted on · We all know that drinking alcohol while pregnant can harm the developing fetus. But what about certain prescription drugs — which ones are ok and which ones are not? We talk with Dr. Lisa Hollier, a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine about the do’s and don’t’s of taking prescription drugs […]
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Jill Stein on Third Party Politics: Monday’s show (March 2, 2015)
Posted on · So much of our political discourse these days here in Houston, throughout Texas, and across the country is diminished to a debate of right versus left, conservative against liberal, Republican opposing Democrat. Of course, there are more than two sides to most debates, and more than two potential solutions to most problems. And yet, with […]