Affordability

WASHINGTON — Among children with asthma, poor disease control was linked to receipt of food stamps and trouble affording medication, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

My introduction to financial toxicity came before I even knew what the term meant.

Eye diseases affect people of all ages, including young children and older adults who are among the most vulnerable to these conditions.

Insulin affordability took center stage in Washington, D.C., on May 10 as the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions conducted a hearing with pharmaceutical and pharmacy benefit manager executives.

New York City-based Eiyan Lens is a new direct-to-consumer contact lens brand created to make quality contact lenses that are affordable and accessible at 58% less than brand-name contact lenses.

The cost of prescription medicines in the U.S. continues to rise, and for many, lifesaving medicines such as insulin are inaccessible due to cost.

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make medicines affordable for our patients and support the health needs of every family in our nation. As physicians, now is the time to elevate the voices of our patients and act.

Cities that adopt inclusionary zoning policies benefiting low-income households may improve the municipal-level CV health of their residents, according to research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Medication affordability is a major issue in the United States. CMS estimates U.S. prescription drug expenditure was $335 billion in 2018, and recent studies have shown that the cost of prescription drugs is surging faster than any other medical service or good.

The health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. have disproportionately affected people with diabetes, who are more likely to be unemployed, work in high-risk jobs and ration medications, according to new survey data.