Drugmaker Pfizer said Wednesday that the price of its life-saving COVID-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid will more than double as the United States emerges from the emergency phase of the pandemic. The list price, before insurance, will be $1,390 for a five-day course, Pfizer said in a statement. This is 2.6 times higher than the $530/course … Read more
State economists seem skeptical that they will be able to put a price on a proposed constitutional amendment to protect abortion access before the November deadline if the measure makes it onto the ballot this year. 2024. A quartet of state economists, participating in the Fiscal Impact Estimation Conference (FIEC), said it is unlikely the … Read more
The largest health care strike in U.S. history was called off last week when Kaiser Permanente and unions representing 75,000 workers finally reached a temporary agreement. This follows a planned three-day work stoppage by unions that has given their employers a preview of what will happen if the standoff continues. Kaiser clearly didn’t want to … Read more
CNN — Prices for the Covid-19 drug Paxlovid will likely rise next year for most patients as the United States continues to move out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, raising concerns among doctors that the drug will become more difficult to reach. Just like this season’s Covid-19 vaccine, the combination antiviral drug nirmatrelvir … Read more
The largest health care strike in U.S. history was called off Thursday as Kaiser Permanente and unions representing 75,000 workers finally reached a tentative agreement. This follows a planned three-day work stoppage by unions that has given their employers a preview of what will happen if the standoff continues. Kaiser clearly didn’t want to see … Read more
Stephanie Nano/AP/File Paxlovid will move from making it free to everyone through government purchases to the more traditional commercial market later this year. CNN Prices for the Covid-19 drug Paxlovid will likely rise next year for most patients as the United States continues to move out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, raising concerns … Read more