Changes in disparities in access to care, health after Medicare eligibility
What The Study Did: The association between Medicare eligibility at age 65 and changes in racial and ethnic disparities in ...
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Medical debt in US
What The Study Did: Credit reports were analyzed to estimate the amount of medical debt in collections nationally and by ...
New web platform for planning flood prevention in cities
Heavy rain and flooding are currently making headlines - as they did last winter. Floods like these, but also rising ...
Primary care payment model, telemedicine use for Medicare Advantage during pandemic
What The Study Did: The association between primary care payment models and the use of telemedicine for Medicare Advantage enrollees ...
Financial barriers fell for some cancer survivors after Affordable Care Act
Adult patients under 65 were less likely to delay treatment and had less trouble paying for medications or dental care ...
ACR co-authors amicus brief in support of North Dakota regulating PBM industry
ATLANTA -- The Alliance for Transparent & Affordable Prescriptions (ATAP), the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), and American Pharmacies filed an ...
Comparing spending on common generic drugs by Medicare vs Costco members
What The Study Did: The amount Medicare pays for common generic prescriptions in Part D was compared with prices available ...
Comparing health care access, quality among US states, high-income countries with universal health insurance
What The Study Did: Researchers compared health care access and quality scores for the United States with high-income countries with ...
AMA passes ACR-led resolution opposing paying patients to switch treatments
ATLANTA - The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates passed a resolution developed by the American College of Rheumatology ...
ACR releases position statement on patient safety and site of service for biologics
ATLANTA - The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has released an updated position statement on patient safety and site of ...
Drug rebates for insurers tied to higher costs for patients, especially the uninsured
Federal agencies that regulate drug pricing and healthcare insurance are concerned that an industry practice of using rebates to lower ...
Association of Medicare Advantage star ratings with disparities in quality of care
What The Study Did: Researchers examined the associations between Medicare Advantage star ratings, which are created using data from all ...
Study identifies major barriers to financing a sustainable ocean economy
Credit: Patricia Tiffany Angkiriwang Financing a sustainable global ocean economy may require a Paris Agreement type effort, according to a ...
Applying private insurer rules to Medicare Part B
What The Study Did: Researchers estimated the extent Medicare Part B medical services would have been subject to prior authorization ...
Social connectedness among medicare beneficiaries after onset of pandemic
What The Study Did: Researchers examined social connectedness among Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors: Wesley John Talcott, M.D., ...
At what point managed retreat? Resilience, relocation and climate justice
Virtual conference, June 22-25 2021 Building on the success of the pathbreaking 2019 conference on Managed Retreat, the 2021 conference ...
Providing medications for free leads to greater adherence and cost-savings, study shows
Credit: Unity Health Toronto Free access to essential medicines increases patient adherence to taking medication by 35 per cent and ...
When Medicare chips in on hepatitis C treatment for Medicaid patients, everyone wins
Joint Medicaid-Medicare coverage of treatment would save $1 billion over 25 years Untreated hepatitis C can lead to serious and ...
Medicare negotiation could save businesses $195 billion and workers another $98 billion
Analysis of H.R. 3 estimates lower commercial market premiums and out-of-pocket costs WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20, 2021 - As ...
Study shows significant benefit of PolarCap® in recovery from sports-related concussions
Results published in the journal Concussion indicate that use of cooling technology hastened safe return to play for players of ...
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Dual action: RNA binding protein also binds DNA and acts as a damage sensor across the genome
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‘Stealth transmission’ fuels fast spread of coronavirus outbreak
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Adding SNAP benefits for older adults in Medicare, Medicaid can reduce hospital visits, healthcare costs
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Wiggling worms suggest link between vitamin B12 and Alzheimer’s
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Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think