Automated pharmacy means more Veterans get prescriptions faster
(Source – news.va.gov) ast year, VA’s Southwest Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (SW CMOP), located in Tucson, Arizona, mailed more prescriptions
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Month: August 2024
Weight loss drugs could cost Medicare $6B a year: Study
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare spending could increase between $3.1 billion and $6.1 billion annually if the
Read MoreWhile Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Don’t Apply to Private Insurance, 3.4 Million People with Employer Coverage Take at Least One of the Selected Drugs
(Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published August 14, 2024) Among the 167 million people with employer-sponsored insurance in
Read MoreMedicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got
(By Sydney Lupkin, Asma Khalid for NPR) The White House unveiled the fruits of months of negotiations between the government
Read MoreThe FDA Calls Them ‘Recalls,’ Yet the Targeted Medical Devices Often Remain in Use
(By David Hilzenrath for KFF Health News) In 2016, medical device giant Abbott issued a recall for its MitraClip cardiac
Read MoreA new movement within geriatric care
(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review) Geriatric care has been in the spotlight for being understaffed and in high
Read MoreFrom tiny shelter to tranquil apartment with help from VA
(Source – news.va.gov) A tiny shelter was just one stop on a successful journey. When Army Veteran LaVerne Jackson came
Read MoreMajority of weight loss drug prescriptions going to commercially insured patients
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) In 2023, more than 61% of Ozempic prescriptions went to patients with commercial
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Plans Denied a Larger Share of Prior Authorization Requests in 2022 Than in Prior Years
(By Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 08, 2024) Medicare Advantage plans denied 3.4 million prior authorization
Read MoreMobile medical units bring needed care to unsheltered Veterans
(Source -news.va.gov) Twenty-five new mobile medical units (MMUs) are bringing VA health care directly to unsheltered homeless Veterans, helping them
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