Investigative Economics

Investigative Economics

Investigative Economics
Investigative Economics
Podcast Episode 3: All Things California
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Podcast Episode 3: All Things California

Llewellyn Jones
Sep 01, 2022
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Note: California announced a plan to preserve Diablo Canyon after this episode was recorded.

Investigative Economics
Average Cost of Electricity for PG&E Now Higher Than During California Energy Crisis
The average cost of purchased electricity for Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is now more than what it was during the California electricity crisis of 2000-2001. According to annual reports, the average cost of purchased electricity for the utility was ¢16.8 per million kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2018. In 2000, it was ¢15.2. In the 18 years between then, the …
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5 years ago · Llewellyn Jones
Investigative Economics
Activist Group Reaps Drug Discounts Under Federal Program
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is a global nonprofit that receives pharmaceutical drugs at a steep discount through the federal 340B drug program. AHF is then reimbursed by insurers at a higher price for the medication, and it can use the profits to provide more healthcare for its patients…
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7 years ago · Llewellyn Jones
Investigative Economics
Hepatitis C Spending Breaking the Medicare Part D Bank
A 2016 report by Health and Human Service’s Office of the Inspector General lists the hepatitis C medication, Harvoni, as the largest expense for Medicare Part D’s catastrophic coverage in 2015. Another hepatitis C drug, Sovaldi, also made by Gilead Sciences was the third largest. Together they accounted for over $7.4 billion in spending on catastrophic …
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7 years ago · Llewellyn Jones

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