LLANO, TEXAS—Dr. Jack Franklin often stops for coffee on his way to his modest office in this Texas Hill Country town. With a population of about 3,300, Llano is small enough that he’s bound to bump into a patient or two from time to time. At the Fuel Coffee House, he’s even served his daily...
Americans are deeply concerned about the cost of prescription drugs—and for good reason. Over the last decade, drug prices have outpaced inflation, and Americans are paying more than two and a half times what other wealthy nations pay for the same drugs. Most people believe high prices are simply the result of expensive research and development, which may hold for some...
Open Enrollment Season is upon us. It’s that time of year where employees, self-employed, businesses, and local governments start crunching numbers to see how much health insurance will cost next year—and, surprise of surprises, the answer is almost always “a lot more.” Worse yet, the Federal Budget impasse and Government shutdown over ACA healthcare subsidies...