Spending on entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid consumes some two-thirds of all federal spending, but new research from the University of Notre Dame shows that information technology investments in health care ...
Sep 13, 2017
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Forget to take your medication? Now you can get a reminder to find your pills - sent by the pill itself.
Jul 26, 2017
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A health care proposal from Senate conservatives would let insurers sell skimpy policies provided they also offer a comprehensive plan. It's being billed as pro-consumer, allowing freedom of choice and potential savings for ...
Jul 12, 2017
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Across the country, health care is going through a transformation both in how care is delivered and how it is paid for. These alternative payment models, such as Medicare's Accountable Care Organization (ACO), require health ...
May 1, 2017
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Although topical steroids are among the most commonly prescribed medications by dermatologists, there are limited data on spending and use for this class of drugs. In a new study led by investigators at Brigham and Women's ...
Apr 29, 2017
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In some areas of the U.S., medical providers consistently order more tests and treatments for patients than providers do elsewhere—a fact that has generated considerable public debate. Now a new study co-authored by MIT ...
Feb 16, 2017
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Providing medical assistance in dying to people in Canada will not increase health care costs, and could reduce spending by between $34.7 and $138.8 million, according to a new research paper in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Jan 23, 2017
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In Miami, health care providers spent about $14,423 per Medicare patient in 2010. But in Minneapolis, average spending on Medicare enrollees that year was $7,819, just over half as much. In fact, the U.S. is filled with regional ...
Nov 3, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is promoting his version of single-payer health care, although the actual impact of such a system is unclear, according to a report published in Medical Economics.
Jun 17, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Spending on prescription medications for insured Americans increased about 5 percent in 2015, with the increase half of that seen in 2014, the Associated Press reported.
Mar 17, 2016
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