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Cancer society critical of new chemo payment bundle

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 16:21

A finalized Medicare payment model for chemotherapy is not much of an improvement from its draft version, according to the American Society of Clinica... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

IBD specialty medical home relies on psychiatrist, insurer to succeed

Posted on: 06/02/2015 - 19:15

In just 1 year, 34 out of about 5,000 patients seen at the inflammatory bowel disease center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center cost more ... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Medicare now covers low-dose CT screen for lung cancer

Posted on: 06/02/2015 - 12:52

Effective immediately, Medicare will cover annual lung cancer screening with low-dose CT for certain beneficiaries, according to a Feb. 5 national cov... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Consent and the mature minor

Posted on: 03/02/2015 - 21:53

Question: C, age 17 years, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. According to her oncologists, chemotherapy would offer an 80% chance of cure, wher... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Few ACA marketplaces offer plans with abortion coverage

Posted on: 23/01/2015 - 18:59

More than half of reproductive-age women who are eligible for tax credits through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces can’t buy a health plan that ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Gilead’s hepatitis C drugs to be sold exclusively at CVS

Posted on: 06/01/2015 - 18:09

Gilead Sciences Inc. scored an exclusive deal with CVS Health Corp., as its two hepatitis C medicines, Harvoni and Sovaldi, will be available only for CVS customers. Sovaldi costs $84,000 for a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Alzheimer’s a winner in federal spending bill

Posted on: 17/12/2014 - 22:25

*Article updated 12/18/14 The massive $1.1 trillion spending bill that was approved by Congress before it left for an extended recess included several provisions aimed at bolstering...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Medicare considers coverage of cervical cancer screening with HPV testing

Posted on: 26/11/2014 - 17:53

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun the process of considering coverage of screening for cervical cancer with human papillomavirus testing. The agency announced Nov. 25 it has...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Will new HCV drugs’ costs kill health care budgets?

Posted on: 11/11/2014 - 20:57

BOSTON – The estimated cost of treating all eligible U.S. hepatitis C patients with a new generation of high-priced medications may be breathtaking, but would the resulting savings over those cured...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Will new HCV drugs’ costs kill health care budgets?

Posted on: 11/11/2014 - 20:57

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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