Cost Containment

Medicaid spending on antiretrovirals nearly tripled between 2007 and 2019 because of increased antiretroviral use, as well as higher prices, according to a recent study.

Lower-cost alternative drugs reduced total costs of care by approximately 5% while maintaining quality care among Medicare beneficiaries with cancer, according to study results presented at ASCO Quality Care Symposium.

PHILADELPHIA — Multiple, evidence-based strategies can decrease CV events in high-risk people with diabetes, yet clinicians must individualize approaches based on patient preference, individual risk factors and cost, according to a speaker.