October 4, 2024 by Laurie Kaiser, University at Buffalo Over the last decade, a number of U.S. clinics have marketed stem cell products directly to consumers as purported treatments for a host of diseases and injuries. The problem is that many of these interventions have scant proof of efficacy or safety, noted Laertis Ikonomou, Ph.D.,...
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New mental health parity rules issued
September 18, 2024 by New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLast week, President Joe Biden and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury issued new rules meant to ensure that insurance coverage for mental health conditions and substance abuse disorder has parity with the...
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Biden administration issues rules making mental health care more accessible
September 9, 2024 by Ernie Mundell Beginning Jan. 1, Americans with private health insurance coverage should gain better access to mental health care, as well as care to help ease substance abuse, federal officials announced Monday. “Like medical care, mental health care is vital to the well-being of America’s workers,” U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor...
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State insulin price cap law cuts out-of-pocket costs by 40%, study finds
September 9, 2024 by George Hale, Texas A&M University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Diabetes affects millions of Americans, with 1.4 million new cases diagnosed each year. This chronic condition is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and accounts for more than $320 billion in annual health care costs. In addition,...
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Time from drug approval to reimbursement longer in U.S. than some european countries
September 4, 2024 by Elana Gotkine Time from approval to reimbursement of new drugs varies between countries and is shortest in Switzerland and Germany, both of which include health technology assessment decisions that are not used in the United States, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Camille...
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Televisit outpatient care feasible for inflammatory bowel disease
August 24, 2024 by Lori Solomon Televisit-delivered outpatient care for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not associated with a higher risk for IBD-related hospitalization, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg, M.D., from the VA Center for Clinical Management Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and...
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Medicaid is paying millions for salty, fat-laden ‘medically tailored’ cheeseburgers and sandwiches
July 11, 2024 By Nicholas Florko Photography by Anthony Tieuli for STAT Art direction by Alissa Ambrose An assortment of meals from Homestyle Direct WASHINGTON — They’re marketed as healthy, “dietitian-approved” meals and delivered directly to the homes of people seriously ill from cancer, diabetes, or heart disease: a Jimmy Dean frozen sausage breakfast sandwich,...
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Lack of affordability tops older Americans’ list of health care worries
JULY 11, 2024 by Judith Graham, KFF Health News Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhat weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it comes to health care? The cost of services and therapies, and their ability to pay. “It’s on our minds a whole lot because of our age and because everything keeps getting more expensive,”...
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Mean cost of bringing new drug to US market is $879.3 million, study estimates
JULY 2, 2024 by Lori Solomon The mean cost of developing a new drug for the U.S. market is estimated to be $879.3 million when both drug development failure and capital costs are considered, according to a study published online June 28 in JAMA Network Open. Aylin Sertkaya, Ph.D., from Eastern Research Group Inc., in...
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Hospital prices, not insurance rates, may be cause of increased cost strain on consumers
JULY 1, 2024 by Avery Ruxer Franklin, Rice University Cumulative increases (%) in workers’ contribution, family premiums, overall inflation, and workers’ earnings, 1999-2023. Credit: Health Affairs Scholar (2024). DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxae078The gap between health insurance costs and workers’ wages has significantly expanded, and this trend has not only led to significant concerns about health care affordability...