Infant Summit Spotlights Prematurity, Policy & Health Care’s “Angels on Earth”
As CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota remembers, it was just another day at work. Until it wasn’t. A routine prenatal check-up for Alisyn, then 30 weeks pregnant with twins, turned life changing when her doctor announced that she’d need to deliver her daughters within 48 hours. A rare condition was preventing one baby from receiving enough […]
“Smoothing” Cost Sharing Could Ease Seniors’ Burden
As summer eases into fall, policymakers are discussing ways to ease Medicare patients’ cost-sharing pain.
ICER and the Real World
ICER recently released an updated draft of its framework. What do these changes mean for real patients who want to access innovative medicine?
New Co-Pay Coupons Rules: Another Blow to Patients
One benefit of using co-pay coupons will soon disappear, according to new federal guidance.
7 Quotes to Recap Summer 2019’s Health Policy News
As vacation season winds down, here’s a quick review of the health policy topics that impacted patient access this summer.
Asthma Patients’ Corticosteroid Conundrum
For someone with a flare-up of asthma symptoms, a short course of oral corticosteroids like prednisone can be a welcome relief. But when these potent medications become a regular remedy, asthma patients may have a problem.
The Problem with Shortsighted Care for Long-term Conditions
Many of the arthritis patients I see describe a similar, frustrating and painful routine.
Grateful Patient Day Spotlights Life-Saving Care & Treatment
For Jana from Moraga, California, it’s the researchers whose drug halted her grandfather’s prostate cancer– buying him time to instill in her a lifelong love of tennis.
Broader CAR-T Coverage Raises Hopes for Cancer Patients
Medicare beneficiaries nationwide will soon have coverage for cutting-edge CAR-T cancer therapy, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced this month.
Diabetes, Deductibles & the IRS
People living with diabetes might soon have better access to care thanks to an unlikely source: the Internal Revenue Service.
