Since 2005, the cost of health care has increased an average of 6% each year, and the burden falls on both employers and ...

CVS Caremark will stop covering Eli Lilly’s Zepbound. Wegovy, the GLP-1 medication to treat obesity from Lilly competitor ...

In 2025, nearly 4 in 10 people said they worried about being able to afford their medications, up significantly from 27% in ...

The costs of many medications rose by an average of 4.5% in 2024; for the five years prior to that, the average increase was about 5% per year. Prescription drugs accounted for 9.1% of U.S ...

Mark Cuban aims to lower prescription drug prices with online pharmacy. People searching for cheaper alternatives to high priced prescription drugs have a new and perhaps unexpected option.

The price of medicine should not be a secret,” said Congressman Taylor. “Disclosing the price of prescription drugs in ...

The chart gives U.S. prescription drug prices along with drug prices in seven other rich countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico and the United Kingdom.

Prescription drug prices still surging despite efforts by federal government Consumers spent $61 billion on out-of-pocket prescriptions last year, per GoodRX Prescription Cost Tracker ...

The Growing Burden of Prescription Drug Costs. According to a 2023 report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total healthcare spending in the U.S. reached approximately $4.9 ...

The rising costs of prescription drugs are a pressing issue that requires immediate attention, particularly as they disproportionately affect Black Americans and other marginalized communities.

Gov. Ned Lamont proposed his own bill, H.B. 6870, to address prescription drug costs, which includes studying the feasibility of a Canadian drug importation program.

Prescription drug spending in the United States has been on a steady rise for years, with Americans paying some of the highest prices in the world for their medications. Even those with insurance ...