Insulin Nation

AUGUST 7, 2015

As if balancing blood sugar levels was not hard enough, people affected by Type 1 also must balance their checkbooks as they try to afford life-sustaining insulin. That stress is aggravated when drug companies make it clear they view insulin as a cash cow, either by raising insulin prices much faster than the cost of production or by engaging in protracted legal battles to keep long-acting insulin formations from going generic.

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Import Immunity

AUGUST 2, 2015

While it’s obvious in retrospect, until recently I didn’t really understand the one thing that fundamentally makes it difficult to move the life sciences forward. It comes down to exactly one word: samples. We have no credible virtual models of the human body, so the only way we can figure things out is to measure “stuff” in real people. Stuff that usually requires cutting or poking into their bodies.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

AUGUST 7, 2015

In the world of healthcare, time is always of the essence. Researchers are continuously looking for new solutions to help improve patients’ well-being and ultimately save lives. The discovery process of new treatments takes an enormous amount of time and resources in order to generate good evidence to prove that they are safe and that it works. Throw in the ever increasing regulatory demands, and it could be decades before new medications and treatments can be available to patients who need them

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ACA Times

AUGUST 7, 2015

A Wyoming Indian tribe lost a legal bid to be exempted from the employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act, and mus t provide health insurance to all of its employees. The U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Northern Arapaho Tribe, which employs over 900 people in a casino and retail stores. The tribe had sought to subsidize its employees’ purchases of individual policies through the federal exchange rather than providing coverage for them itself.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 4, 2015

When Katrina DeAntoni tried to enroll her son Grant, a 10-year-old who attends St. Michael Elementary in Minnesota, in a district summer program, the signup process went as smoothly as it had in previous years. Things changed when she informed the school that Grant had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2014 and would need a bit of supervision throughout the day.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 3, 2015

Erin Spineto found herself drawing up insulin on a paddleboard while being buffeted by four-foot swells. She finds this is a good way to stay healthy. In early July, Spineto, two other women with Type 1, and a diabetes researcher paddled 100 miles from Myrtle, South Carolina to Wilmington, North Carolina; the trip took four days. This was the third such Type 1-centered adventure Spineto has planned; she’s also gone on a sailing trip and undertaken a relay swim around Key West in Florida.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 7, 2015

It’s time once again to share some diabetes memes. Here are five of our favorites to share with the special meme-lovers in your life. The post Revenge of the Diabetes Memes appeared first on Insulin Nation.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 3, 2015

In various studies, researchers have found that A1C scores and treatment decisions differ significantly among different ethnic populations – the ratio of people on pump therapy across ethnic groups is extremely disproportionate and, as a U.K. audit report attested , white populations achieve lower average A1C scores. For a while, it was believed that differences in socioeconomic status was the reason behind this, but a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics found that this didn’t

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 3, 2015

In various studies, researchers have found that A1C scores and treatment decisions differ significantly among different ethnic populations – the ratio of people on pump therapy across ethnic groups is extremely disproportionate and, as a U.K. audit report attested , white populations achieve lower average A1C scores. For a while, it was believed that differences in socioeconomic status was the reason behind this, but a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics found that this didn’t

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ACA Times

AUGUST 6, 2015

ACA Reporting Update: New Forms, Higher Penalties. By Damian A. Myers. Damian Myers is an Associate in the Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and ERISA Litigation Practice Center in the Washington, D.C., office of Proskauer Rose LLP. Founded in New York in 1875, Proskauer has over 700 attorneys serving clients worldwide. Complying with the law’s information reporting requirements is “perhaps the biggest ACA compliance challenge this year,” says Myers, who is with the law firm Proskauer Ro

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ACA Times

AUGUST 3, 2015

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a reminder to employers about specific “shared responsibility” provisions of the Affordable Care Act that may affect them. The size and structure of a company’s workforce – whether it is small, large, or part of a group – helps determine what provisions applies to the employer. Those with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees must file an annual information return reporting whether and what health insurance the company offered employees.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 4, 2015

The IRS issued a reminder that individuals who received advance payments of the Premium Tax Credit (PTC) in 2014, for insurance they purchased through a marketplace or exchange, should file their 2014 federal tax return as soon as possible. Those who fail to file a 2014 return will not be eligible to receive advance payments of the PTC in 2016. In addition, non-filers may need to pay back some or all of their 2014 advance payments.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 5, 2015

When Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law on July 30 th 50 years ago, opponents attacked the programs as wasteful, intrusive and a precursor to socialism or communism. Today both programs, now greatly expanded, have strong support among Americans at large and in Congress. The anniversary of these two groundbreaking healthcare programs led commentators to wonder whether the Affordable Care Act will over time come to enjoy the same kind of popular support.

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