Drug Costs

Specialty Pharmacies Offered Lower Drug Prices Than Hospitals

February 23, 2022 - Hospitals and physician offices charged patients significantly higher amounts for drugs than specialty pharmacies did, according to a study from AHIP. Rising drug prices have contributed to high healthcare spending and can limit access to necessary treatments or medication. Specialty pharmacies may present a more affordable option for...


More Articles

Multiple Hospital Affiliations Linked to Greater Medical and Drug Cost

by Sarai Rodriguez

According to a JAMA Network Open study, clinicians with multiple hospital affiliations were associated with increased medical cost, clinician service use, and greater procedure breadth. To conduct the...

70% of Adults Worry About Healthcare Affordability

by Sarai Rodriguez

A survey conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that 74 percent of surveyed adults worry about their healthcare cost and 70 percent worry about the healthcare affordability. The...

AHA, Hospital Groups Continue Fight Over 340B Drug Discounts

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Leading industry groups representing hospitals and pharmacists have written a letter to new HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra asking him to take action against six major pharmaceutical companies that are...