Category: Healthcosts

MEwens
Also: NEJM editors say Meridia should be yanked; stem cell plaintiffs explain themselves to the WSJ; are hospital profits the driver of health-care costs?
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MEwens
Some 16 people are expected to enroll in Medicaid due to health-care overhaul legislation.
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MEwens
Also: AARP reports on brand-name drug prices; Medtronic gives grim view of medical device demand; report says millions of older Americans may need to switch Medicare drug plans in 2011.
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MEwens
Strategies employers use to keep a lid on costs include cost-sharing, consumer-directed health plans and wellness programs.
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MEwens
Global health and cancer-care luminaries call for increased attention to cancer in lower-income countries.
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Katherine Hobson
Also: Will accountable care organizations save money?; pharma lobbyists may have to face Republican Congress; research shows disparities in girls’ BMI rates.
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Katherine Hobson
It’s well-nigh impossible to conduct the type of study that would settle this question.
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Katherine Hobson
Programs limited to health assessments and “let’s get fit!” web-based efforts are most likely to fail.
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Katherine Hobson
Also: new painkiller policy proposed in Washington State; the insured seem to be using less health care; Dendreon publishes results in the NEJM.
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MEwens
Obama isn’t anti-business, Aetna CEO Williams said, but the administration may lack an understanding of what it takes to run a business. In the interview, Williams also talked about the company’s recent deal with CVS Caremark and reiterated that the deal was the best option for the company and its shareholders (rather than […]