Medications
Steep rise in price of older cancer drugs
(HealthDay)—Many older cancer drugs took a bigger bite out of Medicare and older Americans' wallets last year than five years earlier, a new analysis finds.
Oct 7, 2016
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Simplify and standardize health insurance plans, advise CMU behavioral economists
Choosing a health insurance plan - whether through an employer, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Medicare - is complicated and stressful and often leads to consumers making costly mistakes.
Aug 24, 2016
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Health
Persons with diabetes face financial stress, often sacrifice health care and food
Some of the current fixes aimed at reducing the financial burden of chronic illness—including the ability to enroll in a health care plan under the Affordable Care Act—are not enough to save those with diabetes from the ...
Jun 1, 2016
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Health
ObamaCare buyers could have fewer choices in 2017
(HealthDay)—With the nation's largest health insurer exiting all but a few Affordable Care Act exchanges next year, some Americans may be left with fewer choices and some might see higher monthly premiums.
May 2, 2016
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Gilead 1Q profit tumbles on slower hepatitis C drug sales
Gilead Science Inc.'s earnings tumbled more than 17 percent in the first quarter as steeper discounts and rebates on its blockbuster hepatitis C drugs cut into sales.
Apr 28, 2016
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Health
Modest payment increase for Medicare Advantage in 2017
Medicare says private insurance plans serving as an alternative for 17 million beneficiaries will get a modest payment increase next year.
Apr 4, 2016
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Health
25 percent of Texans say they don't understand basic health insurance terms
Approximately 25 percent of Texans say they lack confidence in understanding some of the most basic terminology about health insurance plans, according to a new report released today by Rice University's Baker Institute for ...
Mar 9, 2016
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Cardiology
Common macrolide antibiotics show no increased risk of serious heart arrhythmia or death
Macrolide antibiotics such as azithromycin, clarithromycin and erythromycin are commonly used to treat respiratory tract infections worldwide, with more than 57 million outpatient prescriptions written in 2010 in the United ...
Feb 22, 2016
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Health
Behavioral economists: Health insurance complexity leads to costly mistakes
If you dread the annual ritual of choosing a health insurance plan, you are not alone. While insurance exchanges were designed to benefit consumers by offering more plan choices, for many people, selecting a health plan is ...
Dec 17, 2015
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Health
Down to the wire on Obamacare sign-ups
(HealthDay)—Health officials are urging Americans considering an Obamacare health plan for 2016 to act quickly to snag coverage and avoid rising penalties for remaining uninsured.
Dec 14, 2015
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