Drugmakers raise US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Donald TrumpDrug companies are set to increase prices on over 350 medicines. This includes vital vaccines and cancer drugs. The median price hike is ar...
31 Dec, 2025, 04.53 PM IST
Several US states to issue tax refunds in December; Check which states are paying and why it is different from regular income tax refundsResidents in several US states are receiving tax refunds and relief payments this December. These payments stem from state budget surpluses...
10 Dec, 2025, 02.38 PM IST
Seniors are drawn to medicare advantage perks — But many go unusedMedicare Advantage plans remain to attract seniors with popular extras such as dental care, vision coverage, gym memberships, and even reim...
01 Dec, 2025, 06.01 PM IST
TrumpRx website 2025: direct-to-consumer prescription drug platform and Pfizer discount deal explainedPresident Donald Trump announced TrumpRx, a government-operated website launching early 2026 for discounted prescription drugs. Pfizer agre...
01 Oct, 2025, 11.55 AM IST
20,000 babies a year, but are the records right? IVF system under fire in AustraliaAn Australian sperm donor, Mark, received incorrect family lists from his IVF clinic. The clinic wrongly identified him as the father of se...
15 Jun, 2025, 10.15 AM IST
Trump wants to slash prescription drug prices in US. What it means for your pharmacy billDonald Trump has signed a wide-reaching executive order on Monday directing drugmakers to lower the prices of their medicines to align with...
13 May, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
Deficit cut, billionaire tax: What is in Biden's budget?The president is proposing a 25 percent minimum tax on the wealthiest 0.01 percent, or those with wealth exceeding $100 million, according ...
10 Mar, 2023, 12.10 PM IST
Big pharma cos ran millions of dollars of negative ad against me during US-election campaign, says TrumpAmerican media has declared Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as the winner of the November 3 elections, which Trump has refused ...
21 Nov, 2020, 09.39 AM IST
Donald Trump's election-eve drug discounts for seniors get snaggedWhen Trump announced the plan, it seemed like the discount cards were about to go in the mail. The cards would allow seniors to save $200 o...
16 Oct, 2020, 12.14 PM IST
Should Trump’s new executive orders on drug prices worry Indian pharmaceuticals?Indian pharma’s fortunes are reviving thanks to Covid-19 pandemic and the all-round scare over health and medical issues.
27 Jul, 2020, 07.14 AM IST
Trump announces new executive orders to lower drug prices, slash healthcare costsThe US President also announced an order seeking to slash the price that Medicare pays for drugs to be in accordance with the prices paid i...
25 Jul, 2020, 10.17 AM IST
Dow tops 27,000 as Trump's decision on rebate boosts healthcareThe healthcare index, which is the worst performing S&P sector this year, rose 0.29%.
11 Jul, 2019, 08.21 PM IST
US Medicare could have saved $1 billion by substituting branded drugs, says studyThe revelation is significant for India since Indian pharma companies supply 40 per cent of generic drugs consumed in the US.
24 Aug, 2018, 10.18 AM IST
US needs Indian generic products and India needs US: Kewal Handa, former MD at Pfizer LimitedAlmost one-third of Hillary’s expenses for elections are funded by the pharmaceutical companies with the hope that they can swing to our si...
08 Nov, 2016, 11.36 AM IST
- Healthcare bill upsets US insurers, pharma cos
US drugmakers, medical device companies and insurers are gearing up for another chance to make changes to House-passed legislation overhaul...
09 Nov, 2009, 05.54 AM IST
- Health and anti-poverty programmes face budget squeeze in US
The spiraling growth of Medicare and the high cost of renewing President George W Bush's tax cuts are squeezing popular education, health, ...
03 Feb, 2008, 10.20 PM IST
- Your father may now roll back his will
The govt moots a new legislation aimed at providing a trampoline for elders if they are neglected.
01 Nov, 2005, 12.38 AM IST