Democrats Eye Medicare Negotiations to Lower Drug Prices
(By Emmarie Huetteman for Kaiser Health News) Democrats, newly in control of Congress and the White House, are united behind an
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11 children’s hospitals, startup drugmaker partner to fight pediatric drug shortages
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Eleven children’s hospitals and startup drugmaker Phlow have joined forces to create the Children’s
Read MoreWhat we can expect from Bindencare
One of the outcomes of the pandemic has increased the urgency for affordable, accessible health care options. Brian Colburn is
Read MoreUAB cancer center gets funding to support patients’ lodging needs
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham received an
Read MoreLimiting Private Insurance Reimbursement to Medicare Rates Would Reduce Health Spending by About $350 Billion in 2021
(By Karyn Schwartz, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Matthew Rae Follow, Tricia Neuman, and Larry Levitt For Kaiser Family Foundation published March 1,
Read MoreYale economists: These 1% steps can reform healthcare
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A series of 1 percent solutions could collectively lower healthcare costs by hundreds
Read MoreCap on hospital rates carries bigger savings reward than price transparency, study finds
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Setting hospital prices for commercial payers could achieve greater savings than other strategies like
Read MorePrice Increases Continue to Outpace Inflation for Many Medicare Part D Drugs
(Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published February 4, 2021) In response to strong public support for
Read MoreFour approaches the new Congress should take to rein in prescription drug costs
The new Congress should with a renewed legislative effort rein in prescription drug costs by targeting antitrust abuses is the
Read MoreTreating food as a form of medicine
Food has become a bigger focus for health insurers as they look to expand their coverage beyond the care you
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