When consumers need to get a drug prescription filled, they tend to turn to the neighborhood drugstore. Understandably so. …
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Gambling for Good? 8 Ways Lotteries Could (in Theory) Make the World a Better Place
Few people would make the case that we should encourage gambling. But what if gambling could be used as a ploy to improve road safety, recycling, school attendance, the financial well-being of citizens, and society as a whole?
Cocaine Use Down—Because It’s Too Expensive
Is the recession changing the way we get high? All sorts of quirky trends have been attributed as fallout from the global economic crisis—including, most recently, a decrease in the frequency with which parents change their …
Get Ready for Cheaper Prices on Popular Drugs
The patents for 7 of the 20 best-selling drugs are set to expire over the next couple of years, and once that happens, manufacturers will be free to make and sell cheaper generic versions of the meds. Considering that an …
149 Money Tips: Save on Gas, Cars, Kids Gear, Prescription Meds, and More
We’ve also rounded up advice on how coupons and buzz words and phrases (“Limited Time Only!”) can easily push consumers to waste money they otherwise would have saved.
How to Get Decent Health Care Without Insurance
Monica Vigna-Bony was at the drugstore picking up a prescription for Advair, an asthma inhaler, when she finally lost her cool over the astronomical price of being uninsured. Because she works part-time at a retail store, …
How to Haggle with Your Doctor
Find out how directly from the source—a doctor.
5 Health Care Stories That’ll Make You Sick
What is the state of competition in the health care marketplace? How likely (or unlikely) are people to follow doctor’s orders when said orders come with a hefty price tag? Why is the middle class the fastest growing group to not have health insurance? Read on for answers.
