The Grinch who Stole Medicare
In a storyline reminiscent of holiday favorite “The Grinch,” the Trump administration seems to be using the season of giving to plot the theft of something Americans hold dear – seniors’ Medicare, in this case.
Are Employers on the Hook for Co-Pay Accumulators’ Harm?
Most patients aren’t familiar with the term “co-pay accumulator,” or its effect. But they should be, advises a new report from the Alliance for the Adoption of Innovations in Medicine.
A Cardiologist’s Take on New Cholesterol-Lowering Guidelines
New clinical guidelines for cholesterol treatment could be a good thing for both physicians and patients, so long as they are used properly.
2018 Summit on Balanced Pain Management
Before Justin Minyard was keynote speaker at this week’s fifth annual National Summit on Balanced Pain Management in Washington, DC, he was a respondent at the Pentagon on September 11. A high-level interrogator serving the United States Army during tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. And a prime example of why comprehensive, integrative pain management is critical.
Summit on Balanced Pain Management Urges Interdisciplinary Approach
Before Justin Minyard was keynote speaker at this week’s fifth annual National Summit on Balanced Pain Management in Washington, DC, he was a respondent at the Pentagon on September 11. A high-level interrogator serving the United States Army during tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. And a prime example of why comprehensive, integrative pain management is critical.
AfPA-IfPA Health Policy Leadership Retreat
What’s the value of a trusting relationship with a good doctor? A life-altering medication? Choices among medical treatments?
Illinois, Ohio Expand Access to Hepatitis C Cures
The long wait is over for Illinois Medicaid patients with hepatitis C.
Capitol Hill Event Spotlights Step Therapy
Devastating. Awful. Miserable. That’s how patients and advocates described step therapy during a recent Derma Care Access Network policy panel on Capitol Hill.
Congressional Diabetes Caucus Confronts Insulin Affordability
A new white paper from the Congressional Diabetes Caucus reinforces what patients and advocates know all too well — the insulin pricing system is too complicated, the negotiations are too secretive and the cost for patients is too high.
It’s Time to Supercharge Caregiving
Making appointments and paying bills for a parent with Alzheimer’s. Managing medicines for a child with cystic fibrosis. Grocery shopping for a neighbor with Parkinson’s. All of these are forms of caregiving. And during National Family Caregivers Month this November, Caregiver Action Network is calling on caregivers to “supercharge” these functions through technology.
