Blog Posts (5)
April 8, 2013
“They’ve started looking at how much money…these companies are making… If you make more than a billion dollars out of a product…somebody’s going to wake up and say… you’ve recouped your R&D…you’ve made an...
February 16, 2013
[Kaiser Health News] Federal law generally bars illegal immigrants from being covered by Medicaid. But a little-known part of the state-federal health insurance program for the poor has long paid about $2 billion a year for emergency treatment for ...
February 8, 2013
Original commentary by BEI Young Professionals Charley Willison.
In order to achieve and maintain good health, utilization and access to healthcare services is a key necessity (Sade, 1430.) Healthcare can prevent or ameliorate disease and disability,...
January 17, 2013
[Hastings Center Report] Approximately 11.2 million undocumented immigrants have settled in the United States. Providing health care to these residents is an everyday concern for the clinicians and health care organizations who serve them. The Affordab...
January 15, 2013
(Reuters, Ben Hirschler) The Western world’s first drug to fix faulty genes promises to transform the lives of patients with an ultra-rare disease that clogs their blood with fat. The only snag is the price.
The gene therapy for lip...
