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A Healthier You - Better Health Care Policy features current developments in health care policy in the United States.

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Dr. Rafael Fonseca, a hematologist and oncologist at the Mayo Clinic, explains why the value of some prescription medications justifies a much higher price tag than other drugs used to treat the same problems. Dr. Fonseca also discusses... more
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I'm Dr. Rafael Fonseca and this is A Healthier You. Oncologists like myself are under increasing pressure to balance the needs of ?society? with those of our patients by limiting the use of costly new drugs. Health care payers are using... more
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I'm Dr. Rafael Fonseca, and this is A Healthier You. There is a heightened interest in the price of cancer drugs. As an oncologist, I understand that there is a natural tension between what is perceived as the proper price of medicines, and what is... more
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I'm Dr. Rafael Fonseca As an oncologist, I am concerned that there is a fallacy driving the debate about drug prices. That is the notion that there are many situations where a physician can choose between two medicines that are... more
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This is Bob Tufts of My Life is Worth It for A Healthier You. As a multiple myeloma patient, I have strong views on health care reform. This includes the belief that a demanding patient is good for the health care system. Improvement in health... more
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This is Bob Tufts of My Life is Worth It for A Healthier You. As a multiple myeloma patient, I am eager to be an informed and vocal participant in my own health care decisions. How should doctors react to a patient like me? I would argue that... more
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This is Bob Tufts of My Life is Worth It for A Healthier You. When I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma over eight years ago, the median survival rate was only one to three years. Luckily for me, science and biomedical innovation... more
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Former Major League pitcher and cancer survivor Bob Tufts explains why increased government involvement and penny-pinching insurance companies are making doctors fearful of exploring novel medical treatments for patients and are... more
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Insurance companies are more frequently refusing to cover the cost of prescription drugs, even when their plans promise that they will. This leaves patients less healthy and pharmaceutical companies stripped of incentive to innovate.... more
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Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner explains how government and private sector bureaucracy teamed up to drive the price of health care out of reach for tens of millions of Americans and why the Affordable Care Act only made... more
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