Tag: Health Costs
Switching to Generic Eye Meds Could Save Medicare Millions
Medicare is billed more than $1 billion annually for glaucoma treatments alone, researchers say
ASCO Addresses Cancer Drug Pricing
New drugs routinely cost more than $100K per year; prices on many existing treatments continue to rise
Health Service Use Unchanged From 1996-1997 to 2011-2012
Expenditures for various categories of medical services increased in almost every category assessed
Market Competition Linked to Change in Generic Drug Prices
Price change of −31.7 percent for quadropoly and 47.4 percent for monopoly
Poll Finds Seniors Struggling With Drug Costs Don’t Seek Help
Roughly half of older Americans don't, but those who do receive assistance from their doctor
Preadmission Functional Impairment Ups Medicare Costs
Increase in mean Medicare costs after discharge linked to severity of preadmission impairment
Health Insurers Recruiting Former Pharma Reps to Cut Costs
Former pharma reps are educating doctors about costs of meds, encouraging use of generics
AMA Endeavors to Increase Transparency of Rx Pricing
At annual meeting, the physicians' group adopted new policies on drug pricing to protect patients
CDC: High-Deductible Health Plan Use Rising Among Employers
These employees more likely to face financial barriers to care, researchers find
ASCO: Agreement Lacking With ESMO on Most Effective Drugs
Negative correlation identified for ASCO benefit score with monthly incremental drug costs
