What is hepatitis C? by Connie b. Dellobuono Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono: Out of some 2,750 drugs covered by Medicare’s Part D benefit, two pills for hepatitis C infection – Harvoni and Sovaldi – accounted for nearly $7.5 billion in catastrophic drug costs in 2015. The most common problem due to hepatitis C butContinue reading “What is hepatitis C?”
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$50k Humira drug costs per year in the USA
Adalimumab (trade names Humira and Exemptia) is a medication used for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, moderate to severe chronic psoriasis, moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. In rheumatoid arthritis, adalimumab has a response rate similar to methotrexate, and in combination nearly doubles the response rate ofContinue reading “$50k Humira drug costs per year in the USA”
Sugary soda are harming our children
Sugary beverages are harming Americans and costing taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars a year… $200 billion to be exact. That’s 20 percent of our nation’s healthcare costs. The average American consumes 22.2 teaspoons of added sugar per day. That’s over double of the recommended daily maximum amount! Evidence indicates clearly that sugar is the biggestContinue reading “Sugary soda are harming our children”