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Fills for Weight-Loss Medications Like Wegovy and Mounjaro Rise Despite High Out-of-Pocket Costs

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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Live Updates: Tracking Insurance Coverage for GIP and GLP-1 Agonists Like Zepbound and Wegovy

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
Monthly Fill Rate for Hormone Replacement Therapies

Monthly Fill Rate for Hormone Therapies

Written By Sasha Guttentag, PhD
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Cash Price Trend for GIP and GLP-1 Agonists

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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Live Updates: Tracking Fills for Cold, Flu, and COVID Treatments

Written By Trinidad Cisneros, PhD
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Leucovorin Fills Over Time: 2023–2025

Written By Trinidad Cisneros, PhD
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Fill Rate for Testosterone by Age and Sex

Written By Lauren Chase
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Back-to-School Rush Spurs Demand for Epinephrine Auto-Injectors Amid Shortage

Written By Elsie Yi, MPH
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Men Aren’t Getting the Help They Need for ED — Here’s Why

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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Prescription Medications Are Adding Up for Pet Owners

Written By Hannah McQueen
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Most Popular Prescription Medications

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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Live Updates: Tracking Inflation for Prescriptions, Healthcare Services, and Other Consumer Goods

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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Urban vs. Rural Prescription Costs: How Geography Shapes Spending

Written By Sasha Guttentag, PhD
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Mapping Pulmonology Deserts in 2025: Where Are Americans Having Trouble Getting Lung Care?

Written By Sasha Guttentag, PhD
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Mind the Gap: Women Spend Over 50% More Than Men on Mental Health Prescriptions

Written By Juhee Dalal, MS
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The GoodRx Effect: Research Methodology

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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Mapping Healthcare Deserts by Congressional District

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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Tracking Prescription Out-of-Pocket Spending: GoodRx Research Methodology

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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Mapping Healthcare Deserts: Over 80% of the Country Still Lacks Adequate Access to Healthcare

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Nearly a Third of Americans Aren’t Filling Their Prescriptions Because of High Costs

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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More Americans Than Ever Are Struggling to Afford Their Prescription Medications

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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Coverage With a Catch: The Uneven Landscape of Prescription Coverage and Restrictions Across U.S. Insurance

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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Insurance Hurdles Delay Care and Force Tough Choices

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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The Cost of Menopause: New Survey Highlights Financial Struggles

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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48.4 Million Americans Lack Adequate Access to a Pharmacy

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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The Prescription Drug Gender Divide: Women Spent Over $8.5 Billion More Than Men in 2024

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Insulin Costs Plummet: A Decade-Long High Comes to an End

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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Adderall Shortage and New Generics Lead to Fills for Other ADHD Medications

Written By Lauren Chase
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Endocrinologist Deserts: A Critical Healthcare Gap for Millions in the U.S.

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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The Doula Divide: How Cost and Other Barriers Leave Many Mothers Without Doula Birth Support

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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Menopause Medication Prices Are Up 58% Over the Last Decade

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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The Most Expensive Conditions May Cost Patients Nearly $1,700 Out of Pocket Per Prescription

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Medication Prices Rose by 84% Over the Past 10 Years

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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Survey: Americans Navigate Changes and Costs in 2024 Health Plans

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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Survey: More Than Half of Americans Struggle to Afford Prescription Medications

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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Many People at Risk of Heart Disease Live in Counties Without a Single Cardiologist

Written By Trinidad Cisneros, PhD
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Southern U.S. Counties Struggle to Sleep and Lack Access to Sleep Medicine Professionals

Written By Trinidad Cisneros, PhD
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Differences in Access to High-Risk Pregnancy Care May Widen Maternal Health Disparities

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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The Most and Least Expensive Cities for Prescription Medications

Written By Hannah McQueen
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Cash Price Trend For Fluticasone Propionate

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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The United States of Statins: Which Parts of the Country Have Higher Fills?

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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Nearly 400,000 Women of Childbearing Age Live in a County With No Maternal Care Professionals

Written By Diane Li
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Why Are People Paying More to Manage Their Diabetes?

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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More Than Half of Pregnant Mothers Can’t See All the Healthcare Professionals They Want To See

Written By Diane Li
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What Causes Price Differences in Diabetes Medications?

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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GoodRx Savings Helped Prevent Over 250,000 ER Visits and Hospitalizations for Major Cardiovascular Events

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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Location Matters When It Comes to Saving on Erectile Dysfunction Treatment

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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Savings Opportunities for Patients Taking Topical Corticosteroids

Written By Sasha Guttentag, PhD
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Clinical Medication Trials Fail to Capture the Diversity of Their Locations, Potentially Limiting Study Findings

Written By Diane Li
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Oral Birth Control Fills Down Slightly After Supreme Court Overturns Roe

Written By Dan Wagener, MA
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Survey: More Than a Third of Americans Still Struggle to Afford Their Prescription Medications

Written By Sasha Guttentag, PhD
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More Than 16 Million Black Americans Live in Counties With Limited or No Access to Cardiologists

Written By Trinidad Cisneros, PhD
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Survey: What Does U.S. Health Insurance Look Like in 2023?

Written By Sasha Guttentag, PhD
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Survey: Who Uses Patient Assistance Programs?

Written By Sasha Guttentag, PhD
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Fills for Mental Health Prescription Drugs Rose During COVID and Remain High

Written By Trinidad Cisneros, PhD
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Patients Enrolled in the Wrong Medicare Part D Plan Could Face Over $800 Every Year in Unrealized Savings

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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Many People Without Healthcare Access Lack Internet Access, Complicating Telemedicine Rollouts

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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More Than 100,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives Struggle to Get Mental Health Care

Written By Lauren Chase
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Greater Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Improves Patient Access: A Case Study on PrEP for HIV

Written By Anna Wells
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Nearly 1 Million Hispanic Residents Must Drive an Hour or More to Get Lung Care

Written By Amanda Brooks, MPH
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The Statin You Google or Get Prescribed May Depend on Where You Live

Written By Swetha Pola, MIDS
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Mapping Pulmonology Deserts: Where Are Americans Having Trouble Getting Lung Care?

Written By Amanda Brooks, MPH
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How Equitable Has the Paxlovid Rollout Been?

Written By Hannah McQueen
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Survey: Many Americans Have Trouble Estimating the Cost of Their Healthcare

Written By Swetha Pola, MIDS
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Survey: Medication Costs Force Americans to Dip Into Savings and Cut Back on Basic Necessities

Written By Amanda Brooks, MPH
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Survey: Do People’s Healthcare Beliefs Match Their Actions?

Written By Aashna Gheewalla, B.S.
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Survey: Do Vaccines or Natural Infections Make People Feel Safer About Getting COVID-19?

Written By Anna Wells
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Treating the Winter Blues: Are Northern US States the Only Ones at Risk for Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Written By Trinidad Cisneros, PhD
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Americans Flocked to Weight-Loss Medications During the Pandemic But Continued to Smoke

Written By Trinidad Cisneros, PhD
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Medical Misinformation Runs Rampant, and Many Americans Have Trouble Identifying It

Written By Swetha Pola, MIDS
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Over 800 Prescription Medications Got More Expensive in January 2022

Written By Anna Wells
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High Unemployment During the COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Declines in Prescription Drug Use

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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Survey: The State of U.S. Health Insurance in 2022

Written By Sasha Guttentag, PhD
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How Much Does It Cost to Be Healthy at Each Stage of Life?

Written By Noah Reiner, BA
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Live Updates: January 2022 Drug Price Increases

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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How Do the Different Types of Research Studies Work?

Written By Merin Kuruvilla, MD
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Mapping Healthcare Deserts: 80% of the Country Lacks Adequate Access to Healthcare

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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The Top 10 Most Expensive Popular Generic Drugs in the US (and How to Save)

Written By Lauren Chase
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Live Updates: July 2021 Drug Price Increases

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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The Spread in Hospital Chargemaster Prices for Common Drugs: How New Hospital Transparency Regulations Fall Short

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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Price Shopping for Routine Labs and Tests Still Difficult Despite New Hospital Transparency Rule

Written By Lauren Chase
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Survey: Americans Struggle to Afford Medications as COVID-19 Hits Savings and Insurance Coverage

Written By Amanda Nguyen, PhD
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Live Updates: January 2021 Drug Price Increases

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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Goodbye, 2020: 7 Healthcare Predictions for 2021

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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California and Massachusetts Restrict Copay Savings Programs — Are the Policies Working?

Written By Amanda Brooks, MPH
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Over 600 Drugs Saw Price Hikes in January – What Does It Mean for Consumers?

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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GoodRx Quarterly Report: Q1 2019

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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2018 in Review: The Good(Rx) and the Bad in Prescription Drug Prices

Written By Tori Marsh, MPH
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What’s Better than Warfarin? A Case Study in New Drugs Coming to Market

Written By Jeroen van Meijgaard, PhD
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The Most Popular Drugs in America, State by State

Written By Thomas Goetz, MPH, MA