Published by Promoting Economic Pluralism
WASHINGTON (AP) — Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers, …
Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare’s price negotiations Read More
Private equity has pumped more than $1 trillion into the US healthcare sector in the last decade, with over 8,000 deals completed. But it isn’t panning out well for patients. A new study led …
Private equity ownership is bad for a hospital’s health Read More
The coronavirus sent Paul Dalmacio, 40, into a busy intensive care unit in Manila for 10 days. The severity of his case would keep him in the hospital for two months. …
Mental health crisis a threat to the Philippine economy Read More
Ankit on a community visit: “The womenfolk are mostly aware of sanitary pads but would never think about using them. The stigma is huge.” The return on investment in menstrual …
Period pain Read More
It all started with hope. Now we have viral infection. But there is still hope. I came up with “hope” as the theme for this issue in the autumn. I was …
Accentuate the positive Read More
From the publisher: From economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America’s working class. Deaths of …
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism Read More
Is established thinking in economics up to the challenges presented by healthcare provision? Geoffrey M. Hodgson conducts and examination. “Health economics would seem to be a perfect topic for heterodox …
Health economics: a prognosis Read More