Tag: Insurance: Misc.
Drug Copayments Often Exceed Prescription Drug Costs
Overpayments affect 23 percent of all prescriptions; more common with generic drugs
CDC: No Change in Percentage of Uninsured in U.S. From ’16 to ’17
Increase in percentage of those aged younger than 65 years enrolled in high-deductible health plan
Health Care Use Down in Diabetes Patients With High Deductibles
But those from low-income areas have increase in high-severity hospitalization days after HDHP switch
Pharmacies Can Up Access to Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hep C
Collaboration with local specialty pharmacy linked to reduced delays in therapy, lower rates of denial
CVS-Aetna Merger Has Implications for Doctors’ Offices
More health services will likely move out of doctors' offices to store-based providers
Differences in Cancer Survival by Type of Insurance
Survival up in patients with private insurance, Medicare; no change or drop with other, no insurance
Insurance Underlies Black-White Survival Disparity in CRC
54 percent of excess risk of death in black colorectal cancer patients accounted for by insurance matching
Rate of Approval for PCSK9i Therapy 47 Percent
Clinical factors and payer type linked to likelihood of approval, with highest approval for Medicare
Communication Program Doesn’t Raise Hospital Liability Costs
The few program events that met eligibility criteria for compensation were not costly to resolve
Worker Contribution to Health Benefits Up in 2017
Share of firms offering coverage, workers receiving coverage remained stable
