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Average Annual Premium for Workers Increased in 2019

Average annual premium increased to $7,188 for single coverage, $20,576 for family coverage
Engaging in abusive supervisory behavior may be associated with short-term beneficial effects

Short-Lived Benefits for Abusive Supervisory Behavior

Positive indirect effect on work engagement via recovery level, which is short-lived
The complete genome sequence of fetuses can be elucidated from amniotic fluid

Complete Genome Sequence Can Be ID’d From Amniotic Fluid

Concordance of variant calls between cellular, cell-free DNA, with parental libraries >96 percent
More than half of physicians experience burnout

Physicians Often Don’t Address Their Burnout

Same traits that help doctors excel at their jobs make them more likely to experience burnout
Patients with diabetes report worse quality of life with more intensified treatment

Measuring Quality of Life Important With Diabetes Tx

Predictors of patient-reported outcomes vary by outcome examined
A Trump administration rule to force pharmaceutical companies to disclose the list prices of their drugs in television ads was blocked Monday by a federal judge.

Rule Requiring Drug Prices in TV Ads Blocked by Judge

The rule, applying to any drug that costs more than $35 a month, was to take effect this week

ASN: Model Predicts Benefit of SGLT2 Inhibitors for Adults With T1DM

Steno Type 1 Risk Engine predicts substantial reduction in risks for CVD, ESKD with SGLT2i as adjunct therapy for type 1 diabetes

The Affordable Care Act has reduced disparities in access to health care among black

ACA Tied to Narrowing of Disparities in Access to Care

Nationwide improvements in insurance coverage and access to care seen, even in nonexpansion states
For patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma classified as having intermediate or poor prognostic risk

ASCO: Sunitinib Alone Noninferior in Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer

Sunitinib alone noninferior to nephrectomy plus sunitinib with respect to overall survival

November 2018 Briefing – Nephrology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for November 2018. This roundup includes the latest...