Sharon Clark is able to get her life-sustaining cancer drug, Pomalyst — priced at more than $18,000 for a 28-day
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Modest Increase in Patient Visits Could Offset Costs of Scribes
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 — For all specialties, modest increases in patient visits per day would recover the costs of
Continue reading »Opening Medicare to Americans aged 50 to 64 would cut their insurance costs
Opening Medicare to Americans aged 50 to 64 would lower health care premiums for the group, but also drive up
Continue reading »I Have Terminal Breast Cancer—and I Spend Thousands of Dollars Each Year on Hidden Costs Insurance Won't Cover
On a recent trip to CVS, I bought Biotène mouthwash ($11) because I had been experiencing dry mouth as a
Continue reading »Sleep apnea treatment associated with lower health care costs
Treating patients with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is associated with reduced acute
Continue reading »Study finds ACOs need a balance of PCPs and specialists to best reduce health care costs
Accountable care organizations (ACOs), the health care delivery model created by the Affordable Care Act in an effort to reduce
Continue reading »Raising a child with ADHD costs five times more than raising a child without ADHD, study finds
Raising a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) costs American families an estimated $5.8 billion every year—five times more
Continue reading »Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Cuts Costs
WEDNESDAY, Jan 2, 2019 — The Medicare-implemented Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) bundled-payment model reduces spending for hip or
Continue reading »Hepatitis C treatment: Costs and insurance
This article details information about hepatitis C medications, and how, under certain circumstances, people may be able to access help
Continue reading »End-of-life conversations with nonclinical worker bring patient satisfaction, lower costs
Patients with advanced cancer who spoke with a trained nonclinical worker about personal goals for care were more likely to
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