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Study examines the cost-effectiveness of a targeted immunotherapy for lung cancer

Many countries with national healthcare systems or payers such as insurance companies use cost-effectiveness analyses to decide whether to cover new medicines, balancing treatment costs with potential health benefits.

30 May 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Waiting for SCOTUS

June means it's time for the Supreme Court to render rulings on the biggest and most controversial cases of the term.

30 May 2024

An obscure drug discount program stifles use of federal lifeline by rural hospitals

Facing ongoing concerns about rural hospital closures, Capitol Hill lawmakers have introduced a spate of proposals to fix a federal program created to keep lifesaving services in small towns nationwide.

30 May 2024

Study finds kidney complications following heart failure hospitalization

In a study of Medicare beneficiaries, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital found that one year after hospitalization for heart failure, 6 percent of patients had progressed to dialysis.

29 May 2024

Decline in family physicians’ outpatient Medicare procedures amid aging demographic trends

Family physicians perform a wide range of procedures outside the hospital and tend to be office based. Examples may include surgical procedures such as excisions, suturing, and joint injections.

28 May 2024

Inflation Reduction Act boosts shingles vaccine uptake by 46% for Medicare Part D recipients

Among the aims of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is reducing health care costs for older adults by eliminating cost sharing for certain drugs and vaccines covered by Medicare Part D.

23 May 2024

Physician-pharmacy integration not associated with change in the care of cancer patients

Integration of pharmacies with physician practices, where on-site pharmacies open at physician practice locations, is a growing trend in cancer treatment.

23 May 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Anti-abortion hard-liners speak up

With abortion shaping up as a key issue for the November elections, the movement that united to overturn Roe v. Wade is divided over going further, faster — including by punishing those who have abortions and banning contraception or IVF.

23 May 2024

He fell ill on a cruise. Before he boarded the rescue boat, they handed him the bill.

Vincent Wasney and his fiancée, Sarah Eberlein, had never visited the ocean. They'd never even been on a plane.

22 May 2024

Study reveals low adoption of recommended smart inhaler therapy for asthma

Only 14.5 percent of adult patients with moderate or severe asthma are prescribed the recommended SMART combination inhaler regimen and over 40 percent of academic pulmonary and allergy clinicians have not adopted this optimal therapy, according to research published at the ATS 2024 International Conference.

21 May 2024

Exclusive: Senator urges Biden administration to thwart fraudulent Obamacare enrollments

Stronger actions are needed immediately to thwart insurance brokers who fraudulently enroll or switch people in Affordable Care Act coverage, Sen. Ron Wyden, chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, said Monday.

21 May 2024

High price of popular diabetes drugs deprives low-income people of effective treatment

For the past year and a half, Tandra Cooper Harris and her husband, Marcus, who both have diabetes, have struggled to fill their prescriptions for the medications they need to control their blood sugar.

21 May 2024

Biden leans into health care, asking voters to trust him over Trump

Angling to tap into strong support for the sweeping health law he helped pass 14 years ago, one of President Joe Biden's latest reelection strategies is to remind voters that former President Donald Trump tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

21 May 2024

From research to practice: Closing the divide in obesity management

As research continues to produce evidence about the underlying causes of obesity and optimal strategies to treat and manage obesity have evolved, there are disparities in application of the latest scientific advances in the clinical care that people with obesity receive.

20 May 2024

Medicaid unwinding deals blow to tenuous system of care for Native Americans

About a year into the process of redetermining Medicaid eligibility after the covid-19 public health emergency, more than 20 million people have been kicked off the joint federal-state program for low-income families.

20 May 2024

Men face greater risk of cardiovascular and kidney issues due to diabetes, study shows

Researchers investigated gender disparities in microvascular and macrovascular complication rates among individuals with diabetes.

17 May 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Bird flu lands as the next public health challenge

Public health officials are watching with concern since a strain of bird flu spread to dairy cows in at least nine states, and to at least one dairy worker.

16 May 2024

California’S $12 billion Medicaid makeover banks on nonprofits’ buy-in

For much of his young life, Jorge Sanchez regularly gasped for air, at times coughing so violently that he'd almost throw up. His mother whisked him to the emergency room late at night and slept with him to make sure he didn't stop breathing.

16 May 2024

Anti-obesity medications slash heart disease risk in obese patients, study finds

A study in the journal Obesity evaluated the impact of new anti-obesity medications (AOMs) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) among obese individuals, finding that these medications reduce the risk of CVD complications, particularly heart failure and atrial fibrillation.

15 May 2024

Racial and ethnic disparities in Alzheimer's diagnosis and CNS drug prescription

Compared to Black and Asian people, white and Hispanic people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias were most likely to be diagnosed with symptoms like depression and agitation, according to a new study from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.

14 May 2024

Medicare News and Research

Study examines the cost-effectiveness of a targeted immunotherapy for lung cancer

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Waiting for SCOTUS

An obscure drug discount program stifles use of federal lifeline by rural hospitals

Study finds kidney complications following heart failure hospitalization

Decline in family physicians’ outpatient Medicare procedures amid aging demographic trends

Inflation Reduction Act boosts shingles vaccine uptake by 46% for Medicare Part D recipients

Physician-pharmacy integration not associated with change in the care of cancer patients

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Anti-abortion hard-liners speak up

He fell ill on a cruise. Before he boarded the rescue boat, they handed him the bill.

Study reveals low adoption of recommended smart inhaler therapy for asthma

Exclusive: Senator urges Biden administration to thwart fraudulent Obamacare enrollments

High price of popular diabetes drugs deprives low-income people of effective treatment

Biden leans into health care, asking voters to trust him over Trump

From research to practice: Closing the divide in obesity management

Medicaid unwinding deals blow to tenuous system of care for Native Americans

Men face greater risk of cardiovascular and kidney issues due to diabetes, study shows

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Bird flu lands as the next public health challenge

California’S $12 billion Medicaid makeover banks on nonprofits’ buy-in

Anti-obesity medications slash heart disease risk in obese patients, study finds

Racial and ethnic disparities in Alzheimer's diagnosis and CNS drug prescription

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