The High Cost Of High Drug Costs The Detroit News According to the Labor Department, overall inflation has averaged about 2.5 percent annually, and prescription drug prices have gone up about 3.6 percent each year, over that time frame. Co-pays, though, have increased four times faster than inflation (Peter J. Pitts, 5/28)…

The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, T.D., today gave further details about the set of strategic actions approved by the Government to ensure the effective operation of community rating in health insurance market so as to protect older and sicker customers…

Nearly 1.1 million people under the age of 65-more than one in five (22.0 percent) of Maryland’s non-elderly population-have a diagnosed pre-existing condition that could lead to a denial of coverage in the individual health insurance market, according to a report released today by the consumer health organization Families USA. They are among the 57…

Approximately 351,000 Nebraskans people under the age of 65-almost one in four (23.0 percent) of Nebraska’s non-elderly population-have a diagnosed pre-existing condition that could lead to a denial of coverage in the individual health insurance market, according to a report released today by the consumer health organization Families USA. They are among the 57…

The Associated Press: UnitedHealth Group has drastically raised dividends paid to shareholders – from $35 million to $560 million a year – in a move that may draw criticism for profits that rose alongside soaring health costs…