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The top 25 medical lab tests around the world
A recent study can help governments understand which diagnostic laboratory tests are most important when developing universal health coverage systems.
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Medications
How the Trump prescription for drug prices transparency could make health care well again
When it comes to the prescription drugs America use, too often money is the last thing consumers think about. Formulaic prescription drug ads are part of the reason why.
May 17, 2019
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Israel drugmaker Teva vows to fight US price-fixing lawsuit
Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva vowed Saturday to defend itself after being accused of orchestrating price-fixing among drugmakers in a US antitrust lawsuit.
May 11, 2019
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Pediatrics
The poorest pupils spurn school meals, study finds
Pupils from the poorest backgrounds are the ones most likely to leave school at lunchtime to buy food, a University of Hertfordshire investigation revealed today—and the choice is often chips together with other items high ...
May 10, 2019
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Private health plans pay hospitals 2.4 times what Medicare would pay
An examination of U.S. hospital prices covering 25 states shows that in 2017, the prices paid to hospitals for privately insured patients averaged 241% of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among ...
May 09, 2019
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Medications
TV pitches for prescription drugs will have to include price
TV pitches for prescription drugs will soon include the price, giving consumers more information upfront as they make medication choices at a time when new drugs can carry anxiety-inducing prices.
May 08, 2019
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Medications
External reference drug pricing could save medicare tens of billions
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that prices for brand-name prescription drugs averaged 3.2 to 4.1 times higher in the U.S. when compared with prices in the United Kingdom, ...
May 06, 2019
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Study finds women pay more for over-the-counter moisturizers
Over-the-counter facial moisturizers are a widely-used and commonly recommended skin care product, but a new study from dermatologists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that, when it comes to price, men's and ...
Apr 29, 2019
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Medications
ACR issues position statements on drug pricing, step therapy
(HealthDay)—Two position statements developed in relation to drug pricing and step therapy have been issued by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).
Apr 15, 2019
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Same services more expensive in outpatient than office settings
(HealthDay)—The same services are more expensive when performed in outpatient versus office settings, according to a blog post from the Health Care Cost Institute.
Apr 10, 2019
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