Hurry! Crest Whitestrips Are Back To Their Lowest Price Of The Year
Amazon Grab these beloved teeth whitening strips before the price shoots back up. Having a pack of Crest Whitestrips in one’s bathroom has become as essential as keeping toothpaste in there. And today, if you’re fast enough, the iconic teeth whitening strips (in the special box, with the two free extra treatments inside) quietly dropped […]
Most People Can’t Afford A Full-Body MRI. Here’s What You Can Do Instead.
FS Productions via Getty Images Are full-body MRIs worth the hefty price tag? Experts have concerns. Full-body MRIs, or magnetic resonance imaging, are having a moment. The scans, which take about an hour to conduct, take detailed pictures of the inside of your body with the intention of detecting all kinds of medical conditions, including […]
More Price Transparency Needed in Healthcare, House Members Say
WASHINGTON — How much difference would more price transparency make in healthcare? House members heard — and gave — a variety of opinions on the topic at a Ways & Means Committee hearing Tuesday. “Price transparency works,” said Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.). “In the past 20 years, the prices of medical services increased by […]
Opinion | ‘A 400% Price Increase Is Preposterous’: What We Heard This Week
“Why do you need this much money? A 400% price increase is preposterous.” — Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) pressing Moderna’s CEO to lower the price of its COVID-19 vaccine (Spikevax) during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. “This is the way that medicine should be practiced.” — Diana Nole, of […]
Temp Nurses Cost Hospitals Big During Pandemic. Lawmakers Are Now Mulling Limits.
To crack down on price gouging, proposed legislation in Missouri calls for allowing felony charges against healthcare staffing agencies that substantially raise their prices during a declared emergency. A New York bill includes a cap on the amount staffing agencies can charge healthcare facilities. And a Texas measure would allow civil penalties against such agencies. […]
Most New Drugs Exceeded $200,000; S.C. Abortion Ban Tossed; Sen. Casey’s Cancer
Note that some links may require subscriptions. The median annual price of novel FDA approved drugs exceeded $200,000 in 2022. (Reuters) As COVID tears through Beijing, hospital beds are becoming scarce, and running out at some hospitals. (AP) The South Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state’s 6-week abortion ban, deeming it unconstitutional. (CNBC) Meanwhile, […]