Extended Medicare sequester may help fund $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review ) One of the funding sources for the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
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The price for brand-name drugs increased, on average, by 159 percent between 2007 and 2018, according to the latest study
Read MoreWill Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug’s burden on Medicare be big, huge, or catastrophic?
(By Rachel Cohrs and J. Emory Parker for ST A T) The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to grant wide-ranging
Read MoreWhy Drug Price Negotiation Has Staying Power
(By Drew Altman for Kaiser Family Foundation, published June 25, 2021) The fact that prescription drugs represent just 10% of
Read MoreIn Health Care, More Money Is Being Spent On Patients’ Social Needs. Is It Working?
(By Phil Galewitz for NPR) When doctors at a primary care clinic in Philadelphia noticed many of its poorest patients
Read MoreAduhelm could soon represent 1% of all US healthcare spending
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Biogen’s Alzeheimer’s drug Aduhelm could single-handedly represent 1 percent of all national
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According to a recent Edward Jones and Age Wave study, healthcare costs is the top money-related concerns for individuals retiring.
Read MoreMedicare’s spending on ‘ultra-expensive’ drugs increased by 1,170% in 6 years Katie Adams - 19 hours ago Print | Email
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review ) As more drugs enter the market with five-figure annual list prices, a
Read MoreIn Alleged Health Care ‘Money Grab,’ Nation’s Largest Hospital Chain Cashes In on Trauma Centers
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) After falling from a ladder and cutting his arm, Ed Knight said, he
Read MoreUnitedHealthcare delays ER policy
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) UnitedHealthcare is delaying a policy that could have led to retroactive denials
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