What I'm Reading: The New York Times

 

Pharmaceutical cost transparency bills have been introduced in at least six states in the last year, aiming to make drug makers justify their prices.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/business/drug-companies-pushed-from-far-and-wide-to-explain-high-prices.html

 

A sharp increase in reported cases of the disease among people who often cannot afford treatment has prompted officials to create programs to try to stop its spread.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/us/kentucky-struggles-to-contain-hepatitis-c-among-young-drug-users.html