Opioid stigma is keeping many cancer patients from getting the pain control they need
(By Sara Ray and Kathleen Hoffman for STAT) History is repeating itself. Twenty years ago, a pain management crisis existed.
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Pharmaceutical companies are working on ways to evade copay accumulator
In an effort to coax patients away from expensive drugs, pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) have introduced a new “copay accumulator”
Read MoreNew approach to breast cancer screening — tailoring guidelines for each patient — may save lives and money, study says
(By Orly Nadell Farber for STAT) Preventive care experts have been divided for years on how to best counsel women
Read MoreFamily Caregivers Exchange Tips, Share Stories To Ease Alzheimer’s Losses
(By Blake Farmer for NPR) Vicki Bartholomew started a support group for wives who are caring for a husband with
Read MoreBiogen reports positive results with Alzheimer’s drug, reviving hopes for once-failed treatment
(By Damian Garde for STAT) Biogen is declaring success with a once-failed treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, pointing to positive secondary
Read MoreWhat A U.S.-China Trade War Could Mean For The Opioid Epidemic
(By Matthew Garcia for Kaiser Health News) The American struggle to curb opioid addiction could become collateral damage in President
Read MoreProviding Medicare and Medicaid home health benefits stabilize care costs for older beneficiaries
According to a new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund providing extended home health benefits for dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries
Read MoreHow Microsoft is shaking up healthcare
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) In June, Microsoft revealed the names of two new executives joining its healthcare division,
Read MoreAbout a million Americans dropped coverage likely put off by premium hikes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report that premium hikes by insurers for coverage under the Affordable Care Act
Read MoreCourt clears the way for 277 hospitals to challenge Medicare reimbursements
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held
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