By Dan Lea, Public Affairs Specialist, Mayo Clinic Health Systems Ken Moore had lost his get-up-and-go. “My wife said, ‘All you do is come home and sit in your chair. You have no motivation,’” said Moore, 55, of Eau Claire. “She said I should go see a doctor.” He did. And that was when Moore […]
Large prescription drug cost increases in recent years impact health care providers and taxpayers along with patients and their families
By Sean Kirkby, Dee J. Hall and Bridgit Bowden Wisconsin Health News, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, Wisconsin Public Radio The costs of seven widely prescribed antibiotics, cancer drugs, arthritis medications and other prescriptions have escalated between 29% and 5,241% in recent years, according to a joint investigation by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism […]