Medications
FDA approves first biosimilar drug for cancer
(HealthDay)—The first biosimilar drug to treat cancer has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Sep 15, 2017
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Medications
Prescription drug price battles show no sign of letting up
The decision this week by experts at the Food and Drug Administration to endorse a pair of medicines aimed at combating heart disease brought on the latest round of hand-wringing over prescription drug costs.
Jun 15, 2015
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Health
Article highlights top technology challenges for 2015
(HealthDay)—The introduction of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) audits, meaningful use 2, and the burdens of technology are ...
Jan 7, 2015
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Health
Bureaucracy consumes one-quarter of US hospitals' budgets, twice as much as other nations
A study of hospital administrative costs in eight nations published today in the September issue of Health Affairs finds that hospital bureaucracy consumed 25.3 percent of hospital budgets in the U.S. in 2011, far more than ...
Sep 8, 2014
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Health
New study finds flaws in mortality projections
A new study by demographer John Bongaarts, Population Council Vice President and Distinguished Scholar, has found that mortality projections from most low-mortality countries are more pessimistic than they should be. The ...
Jun 30, 2014
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Medications
Doctors say cancer drug costs are too high
More than 100 doctors from around the world have signed a letter decrying the high cost of cancer drugs which reach $100,000 per year or more, and calling for pharmaceutical companies to ease prices.
Apr 26, 2013
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Health
Denmark to scrap world's first fat tax
Denmark said Saturday it would scrap a fat tax it introduced a little over a year ago in a world first, saying the measure was costly and failed to change Danes' eating habits.
Nov 10, 2012
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Health
White House seeks health plan compromise
Offering the option of government coverage to workers and their families has become one of the most contentious issues in the debate about overhauling health care to cover the uninsured and curb costs. Obama has proposed ...
Apr 15, 2009
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Medical economics
Georgia's Medicaid work requirements costing taxpayers millions despite low enrollment
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's plan for a conservative alternative to Obamacare's Medicaid expansion has cost taxpayers at least $26 million so far, with more than 90% going toward administrative and consulting costs rather than ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Surgery
How can Canada reduce surgical backlogs without expanding privatization?
Growing surgical backlogs during the COVID-19 pandemic have revived debate in Canada about the merits of allowing patients to pay privately for faster access to care.
Oct 31, 2022
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