Pharmaceutical Companies Continue To Raise Prescription Drug Prices Despite Presidential Candidates’ Criticism Of Industry

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

The prices of brand-name medications have continued to increase despite calls from all three major presidential candidates for pharmaceutical companies to make their products more affordable, the Wall Street Journal reports. Wholesale prices for the 50 brand-name medications with the most sales increased by an average of 7.82% in 2007, ...

Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care Proposals

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Summaries of several recent developments related to health care in the presidential election appear below. * Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.): Clinton on Monday released a pamphlet that details her health care proposal and other plans in her economic package. According to the 13-page pamphlet, over the ...

Presidential Candidates Clinton, Obama, McCain Largest Winners On Super Tuesday; Clinton Leads On Health Care

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) on Tuesday won Democratic presidential primaries in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma and Tennessee, and Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) won Democratic primaries and caucuses in Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota and Utah, the ...