Despite strong economic indicators, a poll released Wednesday found most Americans say the U.S. economy is beneficial to the wealthy and harmful to the poor and those in the middle class.
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Several hospital groups sued the Trump administration Wednesday in an effort to keep their procedure prices secret as health care costs – and profits – continue to rise.
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The Trump administration announced new rules Friday that would require hospitals and insurers to disclose the actual cost of common medical procedures.
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Mirroring last month’s boost in consumer prices, U.S. wholesale prices also increased 0.4% in October, driven up by rising gasoline costs.
Read moreAmerican consumer prices were unchanged last month, signaling low inflation pressures that could spur another interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
Read moreLower gasoline costs pushed down wholesale prices in September, another sign of low inflation that is fueling speculation the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates for a third time this year.
Read moreDemocratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg announced a plan Monday to combat the rising costs of prescription drugs, saying it is time to fight pharmaceutical companies and make medications affordable for Americans.
Read moreU.S. consumer prices increased by just 0.1% last month, the latest indication of low inflation and a sign the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates again next week.
Read moreAfter months of barely noticeable upticks, American consumer prices increased 0.3% in July, driven by the higher cost of gas, housing and medical services.
Read moreU.S. wholesale prices increased by only 0.2% in July, another indication of the mild inflation pressures that drove the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates last week.
Read moreHouse Democrats accused pharmaceutical companies Friday of getting away with murder through skyrocketing drug prices, rejecting Republican lawmakers’ concerns that increased regulation to bring down the cost of prescription drug prices could stifle innovative research.
Read moreWholesale prices increased by only 0.1% in June, the same rate as consumer prices, as the Federal Reserve looks ready to slash interest rates this month amid tame inflation pressures.
Read moreThe Trump administration said Thursday it is withdrawing a proposal that would do away with rebates in government drug plans, which it previously said would be a key component of slashing drug prices.
Read moreU.S. consumer prices rose just 0.1% for the second straight month, signaling inflation is tame as the Federal Reserve looks likely to cut interest rates at the end of July.
Read moreMirroring the barely noticeable uptick in wholesale prices last month, U.S. consumer prices rose only 0.1% in May in another sign of low inflation.
Read moreThe warming of the planet and related effects of climate change will impact the finances of American citizens, the U.S. economy and the federal budget, experts told the House Budget Committee on Tuesday.
Read moreWholesale prices ticked up just 0.1% in May, signaling softening inflation pressures in the American economy.
Read moreRepublicans and Democrats may not be able to agree on much these days but a bipartisan push to stop surprise medical billing is coursing through Congress as health care industry leaders met with lawmakers Tuesday to urge support of legislation that removes the financial guesswork for patients.
Read moreU.S. consumer prices jumped 0.3% in April, driven largely by increases in gasoline and housing costs, but inflation pressures have stayed in check.
Read moreNorth Korea insisted the U.S. agree to pay $2 million in medical costs in 2017 before it released detained American college student Otto Warmbier while he was in a coma, a former U.S. official said Thursday.
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