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May 12, 2023
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Patients with long COVID report barriers to health care access

Patients with long COVID report barriers to health care access

People with long COVID were more likely to report unmet health care needs in the last year due to challenges like cost and access to care, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

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May 12, 2023
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US Senate committee questions leading pharmaceutical companies, PBMs on insulin pricing

US Senate committee questions leading pharmaceutical companies, PBMs on insulin pricing

Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions conducted a hearing on May 10 to investigate insulin affordability and what caused prices to increase during the past decade.

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May 02, 2023
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Maryland all-payer model did not reduce TAVR utilization, decrease 30-day readmissions

Maryland all-payer model did not reduce TAVR utilization, decrease 30-day readmissions

A statewide, all-payer globally budgeted system implemented in Maryland in 2014 did not impact utilization of transcatheter aortic valve replacement or reduce 30-day readmissions after TAVR compared with New Jersey, data show.

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April 25, 2023
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ACR endorses bipartisan bill to link Medicare physician fee schedule payments to inflation

ACR endorses bipartisan bill to link Medicare physician fee schedule payments to inflation

The American College of Rheumatology has endorsed a newly introduced bill in Congress that would automatically adjust the Medicare physician fee schedule based on inflation.

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April 24, 2023
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Senate bill would cap monthly insulin costs at $35 for Americans with commercial insurance

Senate bill would cap monthly insulin costs at $35 for Americans with commercial insurance

A bill proposed in the U.S Senate would limit out-of-pocket insulin costs for Americans with diabetes who have commercial health insurance, according to a press release.

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April 06, 2023
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Exploring the Economic Benefits of Biosimilars

Exploring the Economic Benefits of Biosimilars

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Jorge García, PharmD, about the economic benefits of biosimilars, the unique perspective pharmacists bring to cancer care costs and more.

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April 04, 2023
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When health plans are detrimental to diabetes care

When health plans are detrimental to diabetes care

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Donna Ryan, RN, RDN, MPH, CDCES, FADCES, about changes to standard practices of health plans that could improve diabetes care and health of people with diabetes.

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April 03, 2023
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VIDEO: Clinicians now can provide 'some level of hope' in geographic atrophy

VIDEO: Clinicians now can provide 'some level of hope' in geographic atrophy

Healio spoke with Yasha Modi, MD, to discuss the importance of increasing awareness of geographic atrophy.

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April 02, 2023
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MD Anderson names chief quality and value officer

MD Anderson names chief quality and value officer

Kerin Adelson, MD, has been named chief quality and value officer at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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March 27, 2023
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Sepsis survivors treated with rehabilitation linked to higher 3-year survival rates

Sepsis survivors treated with rehabilitation linked to higher 3-year survival rates

Sepsis survivors from ICU and non-ICU settings treated with rehabilitation within 6 months had greater survival rates within 3 years following hospitalization, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

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