Cost of Drugs: List Price versus Net Price
In a recent report by PhRMA, found that over 50% of out-of-pocket spending by commercially insured patients is based on
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Your Two-Year Old Taxes Determine Your Medicare Premiums
In October each year the federal government announces the cost for Medicare premiums; based on your income tax return from
Read MoreIs Anthem Leaving Obamacare Marketplace?
Leading industry analysts are predicting that Anthem Inc (ANTM.N) is likely to exit from a large portion of its Obamacare
Read MoreWhy The Newly Proposed Sepsis Treatment Needs More Study
(Richard Harris for NPR) The astronomer Carl Sagan said that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Last week, a physician made
Read MoreTie-Breaking Vote on Planned Parenthood Funding
On Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence casted the tie-breaking vote in the Senate on a bill that will give states
Read MoreBy 2035 Seniors will be Paying Forty Percent More for Medical Care
In a study conducted by Harvard Medical School and the Urban Institute, it projects by 2035, “A typical senior will
Read MoreUninsured accounts pay approximately 6% on the dollar, analysis finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The more patients owe in out-of-pocket costs, the less likely hospitals are to
Read MoreCalifornia payers roll out statewide physician rating website
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The major payers in California have teamed up to create a first-of-its-kind, CMS-certified website to
Read MoreHHS is tracking its progress to undo the ACA: Here’s what it’s done so far
(By Emily Rappleye for Beaker’s Hospital Review) HHS is tracking its efforts to improve the ACA on a webpage called “Providing Relief
Read MoreWaivers represent a quieter way for Republicans to change health care
(By Rachel Gershon for STAT) The effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act appears to be on life
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