Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 18, 2013

A state-of-the-art wound therapy that prevents amputations is under threat from proposed cuts in Medicare reimbursement rates, according to regenerative medicine experts. Shire Pharmaceuticals has created Dermagraft, a similar human cell-based dressing that also has become popular for treating diabetic foot ulcers.

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Connected Health Initiative

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Millions of Americans turned to live audio and video visits with healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Congress needs to make decisions that will permanently affect how Americans, in particular Medicare patients, may access these telehealth services on a permanent basis. Postal Service—to detect these schemes and stop them.

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Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 30, 2014

In part that might be because pharmaceutical firms are more willing to contract for it or there might be more available pen devices for the insulin that managed care companies will cover,” he says. Frost & Sullivan analyst Debbie Toscano says most insurance plans, including Medicare Part D, cover both methods of injection.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The study reviewed reports and articles published between January 1, 2012 and May 15, 2019, dressing the topic of waste across six domains previously identified by the Institute of Medicine: Failure of care delivery, with waste ranging between $102 bn and $166 bn. Political debates in this 2020 U.S. patients).

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The Medicare program relies on private insurance carriers, under long-term national and regional contracts, to pay out benefits and make available purchase of prescription drugs at discount for Part C and often deeper discount for Part D beneficiaries. For Lilly, the net revenue of Humalog sales has dropped since 2009, according to Conterno.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Boston Business Journal named the hospital a Best Place to Work in 2012, 2014 and 2016. As a 73-bed acute care hospital, Bailey Medical Center was recognized with Ardent Healthcare’s Ardent Cup as an outstanding facility in four times from 2012 to 2017, and it earned a five-star CMS rating in 2017.

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Leadership Nursing Pharmaceuticals Primary Care 32

BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 4, 2019

Editor’s Note: Increasing costs for prescriptions is creating a long-term financial impact on Medicare Part D and its beneficiaries. Wineinger believes that, in the end, the only way to break the upward trend in prescription drug prices will be to allow Medicare and Medicaid to negotiate pricing with pharmaceutical companies. “As

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