Drug prices rose three times faster than inflation, despite discounts - STAT

Drug prices rose three times faster than inflation, despite discounts - STAT

What to read around the web today

• Drug prices rose three times faster than inflation over the past decade, despite discounts. STAT Plus
• Last Congo Ebola patient discharged with end of outbreak in sight. Reuters
• U.S. hospitals say they’re ready for coronavirus. Their infection control violations say otherwise.. ProPublica
• West Virginia plan: Companies pay $1.25B to end opioid suits. Associated Press
• Justice Department sues Mallinckrodt over ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ in Medicaid rebates. STAT

Here's a Super Tuesday update for you: The referendum in Maine to reject a law that removed religious and personal exemptions for childhood vaccinations was overwhelmingly defeated last night, dealing a blow to the anti-vaccine activists behind repeal efforts.