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Patients squeezed in fight over who gets to bill for pricey infusion drugs

Health insurers and medical providers are battling over who should supply high-cost infusion drugs for patients, with the tussle over profits now spilling into statehouses across the country.

5 Jul 2023

AANS, CNS urge CMS to finalize rules to improve prior authorization

Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) joined 61 bipartisan senators and 233 members of the House of Representatives in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to swiftly finalize rules to increase transparency, streamline and standardize prior authorization (PA).

4 Jul 2023

Critical questions raised for evaluation of anti-amyloid immunotherapies in Alzheimer's treatment

Anti-amyloid immunotherapies for Alzheimer's disease require thorough evaluation of their efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness. Key questions regarding statistical analyses, treatment effects, and disease course modification guide evidence-based consideration of these drugs.

4 Jul 2023

Study sheds light on progress and gaps in hepatitis C clearance cascade

Researchers described the hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination cascade during the direct-acting antivirals (DAA) era.

4 Jul 2023

UW Medicine reaffirms support for access to abortion care

The Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, has had significant impacts nationally on healthcare justice, affecting the health, financial stability and opportunity for many people across the country.

29 Jun 2023

Promoting widespread use of brief assessment tools in primary care for early detection of cognitive impairment

Mild cognitive impairment, which occurs in about one in six individuals in the U.S., age 65 and older, remains substantially underdiagnosed, especially in disadvantaged populations.

29 Jun 2023

Anchoring bias in emergency medicine leads to missed diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

Finding evidence of what is known as "anchoring bias," UCLA-led research suggests that patients with congestive heart failure experiencing shortness of breath are less likely to be tested in the emergency department for a potentially fatal pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot in the lung, when the reason for the visit noted during the initial emergency department check-in process specifically mentions congestive heart failure instead of the broader "shortness of breath".

26 Jun 2023

Effectiveness of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among nursing home residents: study reveals 31.2% protection

Study reported findings of the surveillance of nursing home residents by the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

26 Jun 2023

The effect of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes

Researchers assessed the impact of SGLT2 inhibitors on type 2 diabetes and heart failure patients in real-world clinical settings.

21 Jun 2023

Dementia can take a toll on financial health, as some families learn the hard way

Angela Reynolds knew her mother’s memory was slipping, but she didn’t realize how bad things had gotten until she started to untangle her mom’s finances: unpaid bills, unusual cash withdrawals, and the discovery that, oddly, the mortgage on the family home had been refinanced at a higher interest rate.

20 Jun 2023

Slow your disenroll

The Biden administration this week pleaded with states to slow the post-pandemic removal of beneficiaries from their Medicaid rolls, as government data shows more than a million Americans have lost coverage since pandemic protections ended in April.

15 Jun 2023

Study finds a link between access to formal financial services and lower COVID-19 mortality rates

New research shows that some of the best tools to decrease COVID-19 mortality rates weren't found in the ER, but rather at the bank.

15 Jun 2023

Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company projects huge savings over Medicare for generic cancer medications

Researchers reveal significant cost savings when generic oncology drugs are purchased through the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company.

13 Jun 2023

Overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans exceed $75 billion annually, new analysis warns

Enrollment in the Medicare Advantage program – which allows Medicare beneficiaries to get their health care through plans administered by private insurance companies – has been growing so rapidly that it has recently surpassed enrollment in traditional Medicare.

13 Jun 2023

Study offers new insights into the rapid spread of fraudulent Medicare home healthcare billing

Findings from an innovative study conducted by a team of researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, are providing new insights into how the rapid spread (or diffusion) of fraudulent Medicare home healthcare billing has occurred across the U.S. in recent years.

8 Jun 2023

Transient ischemic attack with incomplete neurovascular imaging linked to higher risk of subsequent stroke

According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS' own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), transient ischemic attack (TIA) emergency department (ED) encounters with incomplete neurovascular imaging were associated with higher odds of subsequent stroke within 90 days.

8 Jun 2023

Medicare News and Research

Patients squeezed in fight over who gets to bill for pricey infusion drugs

AANS, CNS urge CMS to finalize rules to improve prior authorization

Critical questions raised for evaluation of anti-amyloid immunotherapies in Alzheimer's treatment

Study sheds light on progress and gaps in hepatitis C clearance cascade

UW Medicine reaffirms support for access to abortion care

Promoting widespread use of brief assessment tools in primary care for early detection of cognitive impairment

Anchoring bias in emergency medicine leads to missed diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

Effectiveness of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among nursing home residents: study reveals 31.2% protection

The effect of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes

Dementia can take a toll on financial health, as some families learn the hard way

Slow your disenroll

Study finds a link between access to formal financial services and lower COVID-19 mortality rates

Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company projects huge savings over Medicare for generic cancer medications

Overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans exceed $75 billion annually, new analysis warns

Study offers new insights into the rapid spread of fraudulent Medicare home healthcare billing

Transient ischemic attack with incomplete neurovascular imaging linked to higher risk of subsequent stroke

Debt deal leaves health programs (mostly) intact

Massage therapists ease the pain of hospice patients — but aren’t easy to find

Pneumothorax prevalence in COVID-19 and influenza patients

A windfall in health insurance rebates? It’s not as crazy as it sounds

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