Según la Casa Blanca, Medicare negociará los precios de los fármacos cardiacos, para la diabetes y el cáncer
MARTES, 29 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El martes, la administración de Biden especificó los 10 primeros medicamentos que se incluirán en las negociaciones sobre los precios entre Medicare y las compañías farmacéuticas participantes. La lista…
Learn MoreHeart, Diabetes, Cancer Drugs on List for Medicare Price Negotiations, White House Says
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Tuesday named the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and participating drug companies.The list represents the first step in a landmark p…
Learn MoreRacial Disparities Seen for Cost of Unplanned Care After Breast Reconstruction
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While race is not a significant predictor of unplanned hospital visits after breast reconstruction surgery, racial minorities bear a higher cost burden than White breast reconstruction patients, according to…
Learn MoreEl papeleo hace que muchos estadounidenses pierdan la cobertura de Medicaid, advierte la Casa Blanca
LUNES, 31 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos estadounidenses que fueron excluidos de Medicaid esta primavera perdieron la cobertura debido a problemas con el papeleo, y no porque ya no fueran elegibles para el programa público de seguro de sa…
Learn MorePaperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Large numbers of Americans who were dropped from Medicaid this spring lost their coverage because of paperwork problems, and not because they weren’t still eligible for the public health insurance program.“I a…
Learn MoreNonpediatric Specialties Face Smaller Return Margins for HPV Vaccine Costs
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For nonpediatric specialties, return margins for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine costs by private payers are small, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.Y…
Learn MorePrivate Equity Ownership Tied to Higher Costs to Patients
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Private equity ownership of health care operations is associated with increases in costs to patients and decreases in quality of care, according to a review published online July 19 in The BMJ.Alexander Borsa,…
Learn MoreHome BP Monitoring Can Cut Burden of CVD, Health Care Costs
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Home blood pressure monitoring can reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and reduce health care costs, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Yan Li, Ph.D…
Learn MorePharmacy-Level Stewardship Can Save on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adoption of pharmacy-level stewardship strategies for immune checkpoint inhibitors could generate sizable reductions in spending for these drugs, according to a study published in the July issue of Health Aff…
Learn MoreBiden busca reducir los costos de la atención de la salud y limitar los cargos ocultos de los seguros
LUNES, 10 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuando necesitan atención de la salud, los estadounidenses pueden recibir unos costos médicos sorpresivos debido a tecnicismos en las leyes y a “cargos ocultos”, según la Casa Blanca. La administración de…
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