GAO: Some Meds Had 'Extraordinary' Price Hikes Over Past Eight Years A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued Monday finds that "[p]rices on a growing number of
prescription medications have ballooned in recent years as consolidation in the drug industry leaves fewer companies manufacturing niche medications," The Associated Press reports...
Source: mnt.toOver A Quarter Of Brits Are Not Taking Their Medicines Correctly, UKMany people stock up on medicines in the run up to Christmas and New Year. A survey* conducted by the National
Pharmacy Association (NPA) has discovered that 29% of people in the United Kingdom, over the age of 50, admit they forget to take their prescribed medicine. While 22% stop taking their medicine before the end of the course if they feel better...
Source: mnt.toHigh Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Associated With Lower Health Care CostsHigh antiretroviral therapy adherence, which has been shown to be a major predictor of HIV disease progression and survival, is now associated with lower health care costs, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...
Source: mnt.toToday's Opinions And EditorialsComparative Effectiveness And Health Care Spending - Implications The New England Journal Of Medicine If we can induce hospitals and health plans to improve efficiency and not just cut costs, then health costs in the United States will come down and outcomes will improve (Milton Weinstein and Jonathan Skinner, 1/6)...
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