| It now costs more than $20,000 a year to get health coverage for a family in the U.S. It's like buying a new car every 12 months. That stunning figure is the latest grim statistic offered by an annual survey of job-provided health-care coverage. More than half the population in the U.S. gets their coverage through work. (You can read Bloomberg's full story on the insurance report here.) The cost for companies to offer workers' health insurance as a benefit has gone up every single year in the two decades that the survey has been conducted. So has the amount companies ask workers to contribute. Out of the $20,000 cost, workers are now on the hook for $6,000 — also a record. And while wages have crept up over that period, health-care costs have soared. Workers aren't taking home more money, they're taking home a more expensive insurance policy.—Drew Armstrong Here's what else we're watching: Pill pressure. Drugmakers are facing the prospect of having to cut prices in half to maintain their sales to China's biggest public hospitals, as the country's aggressive health-care cost control campaign gains speed. Deal Rx. Online drug discounter GoodRx bought startup HeyDoctor for an undisclosed sum, giving it a foothold in the growing business of providing medical care over the internet. Rivals include firms like Hims and Roman. Zantac saga. French health officials recalled all versions of Zantac, joining other countries that paused distribution as regulators probe a carcinogen found in some of the stomach drugs. At the same time, GlaxoSmithKline, the original branded maker of Zantac, also halted global distribution. Have you used a prescription website like Hims or Roman? Bloomberg News would like to know more about your experience. Email reporter Kristen V. Brown at kbrown340@bloomberg.net Listen up. Many antibiotics we've relied on for decades to treat infections no longer work. It's a global crisis. But where do superbugs come from? In our final episode of this season's Prognosis podcast, Bloomberg Senior Editor Jason Gale introduces a scientist searching for clues. Download it here on Apple devices, and here on Android.  Got this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it every Thursday by clicking here.
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