It was perhaps a sign of the changing — but not changed — times that last week’s ASCO meeting, highlighting the next-generation of promising new cancer drugs, overlapped almost perfectly with a gathering designed to help figure out how these new treatments will be paid for. ISPOR (the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research) held its annual jamboree in Washington DC June 2-6, making it very tricky for any single person to understand … Continue reading
The Healthcare Round-Up: May 27 – June 1
Pick up your jumbo pack of toilet paper –and health insurance too. What started as a quiet partnership between club warehouse wholesaler Costco and insurance giant Aetna has now expanded to include relationships in nine states with two more pending approval. Two years ago, the two joined forces to provide Costco Personal Health Insurance, a health insurance program that offers consumers five options in terms of medical and dental coverage. Costco sees the tie-up as … Continue reading

