Dying Patients With Rare Diseases Struggle to Get Experimental Therapies
(By Christina Bennett for Kaiser Health News) At 15, Autumn Fuernisen is dying. She was diagnosed at age 11 with
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Month: July 2021
When Medicare issues come up, where do you go for help
So who do you turn to if you have any concerns about Medicare? Depending on your problem or question, there
Read MoreSome countries begin requiring travel health insurance for visitors
(By Lauren Jensik for Becker’s Hospital Review) Some countries and cruise lines, including Costa Rica, Aruba and Royal Caribbean International, are
Read MoreCMS pushed to set national policy on Aduhelm access
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Alzheimer’s Association joins insurers as the latest to call for CMS to
Read MoreWhen and how will we know if we need Covid-19 booster shots?
(By the STAT Staff) There’s a lot we don’t yet know about the data behind Pfizer and BioNTech’s renewed push
Read MoreMedical Foster Homes offer Veterans sense of family
(Source – blogs.va.gov) Several VA providers huddled in front of a home in a gated San Antonio community. An unusual
Read MoreWhy the pharmaceutical industry has ‘mixed views’ on Biden’s latest executive order
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Pharmacists Association “has mixed views” on the executive order President Joe
Read MoreWhy We May Never Know Whether the $56,000-a-Year Alzheimer’s Drug Actually Works
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) The Food and Drug Administration’s approval in June of a drug purporting to
Read MoreDoctors Weigh Pros and Cons of Prescribing Hot-Button Alzheimer’s Drug
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) As physicians and health policy experts debate the merits of Aduhelm, the first
Read MoreEffort to Decipher Hospital Prices Yields Key Finding: Don’t Try It at Home
(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) A federal price transparency rule that took effect this year was supposed
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