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Understanding the reach of pharmaceutical promotional events in healthcare

Promotional events sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry which target health professionals responsible for prescribing medications, such as physicians and nurse practitioners, are a key component of promotional campaigns for new drugs and devices.

8 Jul 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': SCOTUS term wraps with a bang

It was a busy year for health-related cases at the Supreme Court. Among other issues, the justices grappled with two abortion cases, a separate case touching on the opioid epidemic, and a case challenging whether localities can bar homeless people from sleeping in public spaces.

3 Jul 2024

Lack of affordability tops older Americans’ list of health care worries

What weighs most heavily on older adults' minds when it comes to health care?

3 Jul 2024

Medically tailored meals show promise for reducing healthcare costs

According to new research looking at every U.S. state, programs that deliver medically tailored meals (MTMs) to people with diet-sensitive conditions such as diabetes and heart disease along with limitations in the ability to perform daily activities could lead to substantial savings in healthcare costs.

1 Jul 2024

Innovative dementia cost model to aid families and shape health policy

An A-list of researchers from across USC is building a dementia cost model that will generate comprehensive national, annual estimates of the cost of dementia that could benefit patients and their families, thanks to a five-year, $8.2 million federal grant from the National Institute on Aging.

28 Jun 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': SCOTUS ruling strips power from federal health agencies

In what will certainly be remembered as a landmark decision, the Supreme Court's conservative majority this week overruled a 40-year-old legal precedent that required judges in most cases to yield to the expertise of federal agencies.

28 Jun 2024

Battleground Wisconsin: Voters feel nickel-and-dimed by health care costs

The land of fried cheese curds and the Green Bay Packers is among a half-dozen battleground states that could determine the outcome of the expected November rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump — a contest in which the cost and availability of health care are emerging as defining issues.

27 Jun 2024

Quality Improvement Program for Missouri saves millions and enhances elder care

A researcher at the University of Missouri has developed a program that improves the quality of care and reduces avoidable hospitalizations in nursing homes -; saving Missouri nursing homes and Medicare millions of dollars and allowing Missouri nursing homes to invest more in retaining their most skilled staff members.

24 Jun 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Live from Aspen: Health and the 2024 elections

The presidential election is less than five months away, and while abortion is the only health policy issue expected to play a leading role, others are likely to be raised in the presidential and down-ballot races.

21 Jun 2024

Experts: US hospitals prone to cyberattacks like one that hurt patient care at Ascension

In the wake of a debilitating cyberattack against one of the nation's largest health care systems, Marvin Ruckle, a nurse at an Ascension hospital in Wichita, Kansas, said he had a frightening experience: He nearly gave a baby "the wrong dose of narcotic" because of confusing paperwork.

20 Jun 2024

Medicare News and Research

Understanding the reach of pharmaceutical promotional events in healthcare

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': SCOTUS term wraps with a bang

Lack of affordability tops older Americans’ list of health care worries

Medically tailored meals show promise for reducing healthcare costs

Innovative dementia cost model to aid families and shape health policy

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': SCOTUS ruling strips power from federal health agencies

Battleground Wisconsin: Voters feel nickel-and-dimed by health care costs

Quality Improvement Program for Missouri saves millions and enhances elder care

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Live from Aspen: Health and the 2024 elections

Experts: US hospitals prone to cyberattacks like one that hurt patient care at Ascension

Rutgers Health study reveals key factors in hospice discharges leading to negative outcomes

Angiotensin receptor blockers found to lower epilepsy risk, new study reveals

Older women are different than older men. Their health is woefully understudied.

Americans with HIV are living longer. Federal spending isn’t keeping up.

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': SCOTUS rejects abortion pill challenge — for now

Study: Out-of-pocket costs impact naloxone access

Funding instability plagues program that brings docs to underserved areas

Biden’s on target about what repealing ACA would mean for preexisting condition protections

Frailty as a major predictor of postoperative outcomes in elderly non-cardiac surgery patients

Biden plan to save Medicare patients money on drugs risks empty shelves, pharmacists say

Decoding Cannabis: Differentiating Hemp and Marijuana

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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