Poor Skipping Meds, Krugman On Thatcher And More

April 9, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Sky-High Prescription Drug Costs Cause Poor People To Skip Needed Medicines Uninsured people and those with low incomes are the most likely to go without prescription drugs they need because of cost -- and it could be harming their health, according to survey results published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday. The CDC found that one-fifth of American adults overall asked their doctors to prescribe a medicine cheaper than their first choice. Thirteen precent of adults 18-64 didn't take a prescribed drug because of cost compared to 6 percent of those over 65. Rising health care prices are a big reason why more Americans aren't getting treatments they need. Continue reading... Krugman Questions Thatcher's Legacy New SEC Chair, May Not Participate In Key Enforcement Decisions Apple, Nike-Backed Group Urges Congress To Cut Corporate Taxes Sears, Walmart Portrait Photographer Abruptly Shuts Down J.C. Penney CEO OUT 9 Ways The American Workplace Hasn't Changed Since The Days Of Mad Men Hooters Waitress Who Had Brain Surgery Forced To Quit For Shaving Head Caribou Coffee To Close 80 Stores Recalled Food May Have Been Served In Schools 9 Ways The American Workplace Hasn't Changed Since The Days Of Mad Men J.C. Penney CEO OUT ROBERT CREAMER The Biggest Republican Lie -- 'America Is Broke' America is not broke. We are not in a time of "scarcity" and when we buy into this fallacy, we contribute to political decisions that actually will do damage to our standard of living and that of our children. Continue reading... ADAM LEVIN The Tax Form That Could Save Your Refund From Thieves Stealing a tax refund is one of the most direct ways for an identity thief to monetize the information they steal. And it's way too easy. Continue reading... WILLIAM K. BLACK The New York Times Thinks Bleeding Cyprus Is 'Strong Medicine' Has the New York Times ever had Krugman spend two hours educating its financial reporters about austerity and the euro's design defects? That would be one of the best investments it could ever make in raising the quality of its reportage on these issues. Continue reading... JARED BERNSTEIN Underemployment Is Also the Right Target (Not Just Unemployment) If we wanted to target the persistent slack in the labor market, though I can't see any signs that we do, we shouldn't just target the unemployment rate; we should also go after the underemployment rate. Continue reading... DEAN BAKER Indian Drug Ruling Strikes a Blow for Free Enterprise The costs of protectionism can be large, as economists frequently point out when discussing 20 percent tariffs in steel. For some reason they become strangely silent when it comes to patent protection that raise the price of drugs by 1,000 percent. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003