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Health
Some EpiPens given an extended shelf life
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Side Effects: The rising costs of prescription drugs
As lawmakers continue to focus on the price increases of the now infamous Epipen, a national investigation led by TEGNA Media's investigation team reveals the medical device is merely one of at least 100 drugs that have increased in price by 70% or more since 2012.
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Why does Insulin keep getting more expensive?
<p>Millions of Americans depend on insulin to live, but the rising prices are an economic paradox they say they can no longer afford to ignore. </p>
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$ide Effects: Insider blames middlemen for high drug costs
This isn’t the retirement Janet and Kyle Snyder envisioned for themselves.
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$ide Effects: Insider blames middlemen for high drug costs
<p>This isn't the retirement Janet and Kyle Snyder envisioned for themselves.</p>
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Millions of Americans find drug savings in Canada
<p>Millions of Americans who's insurance won't cover the cost of their prescription medications say they are finding relief over the border.</p>
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Side Effects: Michiganders pay the price for rising drug costs
<p>The cost: $735. That’s how much the pharmacist told Angie Karsten she would owe for her son Brady's EpiPen, a stark difference from the typical $20 price tag in years prior.</p>
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Side Effects: Michiganders pay the price for rising drug costs
Side Effects: Michiganders pay the price for rising drug costs
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TEGNA Investigation: Rising drug prices
It's not just the EpiPen rising in price. Prices for several other drugs have also been hiked. Our TEGNA partners worked to figure out why.
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Pharmaceutical companies spend big in Congress, while increasing drug prices
<p>Members of Congress have received $22,109,838, according to campaign contributions since 2015. Near the top of that list was Washington Senator Patty Murray.</p>
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Interactive chat about Side Effects investigation
<p>"Side Effects" is an investigation TEGNA Media stations across the country have been working diligently on for months. </p>
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Drug makers double Insulin prices since 2012
<p>Roughly six million Americans with diabetes require insulin to survive, and many say the rising cost of the life-sustaining medication is forcing them to make hard choices.</p>
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