host: leigh purvis joins us now. the public policy institute, aarp, discussing a new report on prescript and drug prices. most people know what the aarp is. explain what the public policy institute does there. guest: the public policy institute is the aarp's internal think tank. it is our job to take a look at the issues aarp works on and make sure we have policies that help guide our positions and advocacy work. host: an ongoing research on prescription drug prices. they cuss through what your latest report looked into. guest: this report as part of an ongoing series. our latest report focus on specialty prescription drugs, more specifically 97 widely used specialty prescription drugs, and we found on average there price increased at three times the rate of inflation 2015 -- 2017. host: what's the difference between a specialty and regular drug? guest: specialty's prescription drugs don't have a set definition and are typically --scribed to affect people affect conditions that affect people for the rest of their liv

what is a very opaque market is definitely something that has the potential to help consumers leigh purvis with a r p is cautiously optimistic the specifics of the rules are actually written yet. president trump's executive order directs the department of health and human services to work on the rule i think like everyone else are waiting to see the details in terms of how it's going to be implemented. it's expected the health care industry will fight the proposed changes. >>and there will be a lengthy rule writing and approval process. >>that means a final result is still a long way away in washington, alexander lee mount. >>it's going take a live look outside our sutro camera overlooking downtown san francisco real picture postcard. >>crystal clear here on this tuesday evening as we check in with our meteorologist eric attar a so pretty windy in some spots and a lot of folks may be off you know for the summer kids off wrom school interested in what the weather is going to be more. >>yeah well be a breezy conditions will actually stay. with them some counties in the bay area but we will s

what is a very opaque market is definitely something that has the potential to help consumers leigh purvis with a r p is cautiously optimistic the specifics of the rules are actually written yet. president trump's executive order directs the department of health and human services to work on the rule i think like everyone else are waiting to see the details in terms of how it's going to be implemented. it's expected the health care industry will fight the proposed changes. >>and there will be a lengthy rule writing and approval process. >>that means a final result is still a long way away in washington, alexander lee mount. >>this is interesting some commonly prescribed drugs are now being linked to dementia in older adults, a new study suggests the connection is strongest for drugs like antidepressants drugs to treat vertigo motion sickness and blatter issues. researchers only found an association between the drugs and dementia risk. the study did not prove that the drugs contribute to causing dementia and super-fast 5 g speeds are not just useful for high speed internet and the like it m