Surgery
Opioids before surgery means higher costs, more problems afterward, study finds
Surgery patients often go home from the hospital with a prescription for painkillers to take as they recover.
Mar 9, 2017
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News tagged with medical costs
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
One in five Americans has an STD: CDC
According to 2018 data, one in five people in the United States probably carries a sexually transmitted infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Jan 26, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New study generates predictive model to help identify melanoma patients best eligible for sentinel lymph node biopsy
Clinical eligibility guidelines determine the criteria by which patients are selected for various medical procedures. But strict reliance on established guidelines can overlook patients who might benefit from a procedure, ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Medications
'Generic' medical devices could cut into name-brand profits
Generic competition - a billion-dollar problem for brand-name drug companies since the 1980s - is making inroads in the orthopedic medical devices industry. Last week Cardinal Health Inc., one of the three biggest device ...
Jul 27, 2012
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Health
Why medical debt – and bankruptcy – are growing problems
Burdensomely high medical costs are often blamed for pushing many Americans into bankruptcy. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau some 43 million Americans have unpaid medical debt on their credit reports.
Jan 28, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Our fight with fat—why is obesity getting worse?
Gyms across the country will be packed in the new year with people sticking, however briefly, to their New Year's resolution to lose weight. Most of them do not know that the cards are stacked against them and that weight ...
Dec 27, 2017
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Health
Medicare premium to rise modestly for most beneficiaries
Medicare has announced the "Part B" premium for 2017, and for most beneficiaries it's a modest increase.
Nov 10, 2016
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Health
Speed cameras in urban areas save millions in cash
The deployment of speed cameras in urban areas saves vast amounts of money as well as lives, reveals a two year financial analysis, published online in Injury Prevention.
Jul 28, 2011
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Neuroscience
New report: Total economic burden of MS in United States is more than $85 billion
The estimated cost of multiple sclerosis (MS) reached $85.4 billion in 2019 in the United States, according to a new report published in the April 13, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Medications
Study reveals positive outcomes of pharmacy care management service for medically complex Medicare Advantage members
A high-touch pharmacy care management (PCM) service leads to lower pharmacy spending costs, decreased inpatient hospital stays and optimal medication use for Medicare Advantage (MA) members identified as being at high risk, ...
Mar 4, 2024
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