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Preoperative frailty is associated with surgical outcomes and costs in patients undergoing elective surgery

Preoperative Frailty Linked to Surgical Outcomes, Costs

Incidence of major morbidity, readmission, mortality correlated with frailty classification
A cheaper version of Eli Lilly's most popular insulin drug

Eli Lilly to Sell Cheaper Version of Insulin Drug

'Authorized generic' of Humalog 100 to sell for $137.35 per vial, 50 percent lower than list price
National health spending is projected to increase at an annual rate of 5.5. percent from 2018 to 2027

National Health Spending Set to Increase 5.5 Percent Annually

Long-observed demographic and economic factors expected to drive growth in health spending
Growth in hospital prices and payments outpaced growth in physician prices and payments from 2007 through 2014

Hospital Prices Growing Faster Than Physician Prices

Efforts to reduce health care spending should focus on hospital prices
Medicare patients with multiple sclerosis face increasing out-of-pocket costs for disease-modifying therapies

Medicare Patients With MS Face Higher Out-of-Pocket Rx Costs

Projected cumulative out-of-pocket spending for disease-modifying therapies for 2019 was $6,894
A considerable proportion of nonelderly adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease have financial hardship from medical bills

Financial Hardship From Medical Bills Common in ASCVD

Uninsured, low-income adults have highest burden of financial hardship from medical bills
In 2017

Health Care Spending Per Person Increased to $5,641 in 2017

Spending per person increased 4.2 percent from 2016 to 2017; utilization increased 0.5 percent
In a drug industry first

Johnson & Johnson to Provide Drug Prices in TV Ads

Drug list prices, typical out-of-pocket costs will appear on screen at end of commercials
Cancer survivors carry greater financial burdens related to medical debt payments and bills versus patients without a cancer history

Cancer Survivors Face Hardship Over Medical Bills

Hardships greatest among younger cancer survivors versus patients without cancer history
The soaring cost of insulin will be investigated as the U.S. Congress holds hearings into the high cost of prescription drugs

Large Insulin Price Hike to Be Investigated by U.S. Congress

Currently, there is no effective generic alternative to brand-name insulin