Month: May 2018

FDA explores requiring drug price disclosures in commercial

FDA explores requiring drug price disclosures in commercial

Can the FDA compel drug makers to disclose prices in TV commercials?  The Trump administration sees this as a key strategy for reining in the cost of medications, but it raises many legal questions and concerns that listing prices without context would be misleading as there are many different factors that determine the price the […]

Medicare Changes In Store For Hospitals

Medicare Changes In Store For Hospitals

Medicare will be requiring hospitals to post prices online.  They are already required to disclose prices publicly, but this change would require them to put this information online.  This reflects the on-going efforts by the Trump administration to encourage patients to become better decision makers in their own health care. Read the full article here.