Average individual deductible hits nearly $1.5K: 6 survey findings
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) In 2018, workers with employer-sponsored insurance will pay an average deductible of $1,491
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Study cracks open the secrets of the cancer-causing BRCA1 gene
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Lawsuits didn’t do it, public shaming didn’t do it, patients and doctors banding together to
Read MoreMedicare basics
Medicare can be intimidating with so many options, confusing terminology, and people everywhere telling you something different. So, what do
Read MoreA Setback For Massachusetts In States’ Drive To Contain Medicaid Drug Spending
(By Martha Bebinger for NPR) States serve as “laboratories of democracy,” as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said.
Read More85% of Amazon Prime members would buy prescription drugs on the site, survey finds
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Eighty-five percent of insured Amazon Prime members would be comfortable purchasing prescription drugs
Read MoreApple Watch: FDA-cleared for electrocardiogram screening
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Apple Watch Series 4 includes an electrocardiogram sensor to alert users if
Read MoreSeven U.S. states now have adult obesity rates of 35 percent or higher
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Seven U.S. states now have adult obesity rates of 35 percent or higher, up from
Read MoreInsurer To Purdue Pharma: We Won’t Pay For OxyContin Anymore
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio in partnership that includes, NPR and Kaiser Health News) The largest insurer in Tennessee
Read MoreIs ‘Precision Medicine’ The Answer To Cancer? Not Precisely.
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Facing incurable breast cancer at age 55, MaryAnne DiCanto put her faith in
Read More400% price hike for generic drug a ‘moral requirement,’ Missouri pharma CEO says
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nostrum Laboratories, a Missouri-based drugmaker, raised the price of a generic antibiotic 400
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