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Policy Issues in Dialysis Care
The challenges that policymakers face when trying to encourage the delivery of high quality, cost‐efficient dialysis care to all patients who require dialysis are evident in the state of dialysis care today.
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Politics of Immigration Add Stress for Many Latinos, and Leave Them Wary of Seeking Help
A new era of stress leads to PTSD, anxiety and depression. It also makes people wary of sharing any information.
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What the Trump Administration Gets Right About Hospital Price Transparency
Would you buy a pair of shoes without knowing the price? Consumers have bought medical care from hospitals for years without knowing the costs, but new regulations will change that.
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For Many Latinos, Modern Politics is Unhealthy
Pre-term births; toxic stress; a 6-year-old with PTSD — mental health experts say such woes are at epidemic levels. The Center for Health Reporting partnered with The Orange County Register on this deep dive on politics’ negative impacts on the Latinx community.
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To Really Cut Health Spending, Put Pharmacists on the Front Line
Sixteen percent of all U.S. healthcare expenditures can be attributed to patients failing to properly adhere to their prescriptions. Pharmacists can be an important, and valuable, part of a patient’s care team.
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Who Pays in Medicare Part D? Giving Plans More Skin in the Game
Private plans have the potential to lead the way toward innovative contracting approaches that emphasize value and, in doing so, deliver on the original vision for the Part D marketplace.
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The Success of Medicare Advantage Makes it a Better Policy Choice than ‘Medicare for All’
This public-private partnership is delivering high-quality health care at comparatively low cost.
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Treatments for the Leading Cause of Blindness in the US Generate $0.9 to $3 Billion for Society, According to New Economic Analysis
A new study suggests benefits to patient health and society top billions of dollars, or more, if adherence to wet age-related macular degeneration treatments could be improved.
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Supported by $2.33 Million National Institute on Aging Grant, Researchers Aim to Ensure Access to Future Alzheimer’s Treatments
Dana Goldman and Darius Lakdawalla are evaluating affordable ways to address the rising number of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias patients, including developing novel reimbursement frameworks, to ensure these patients have access when an innovative treatment becomes available.
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Diabetes Studies Reveal How Insurance and Ethnicity Can Affect Outcomes
USC Schaeffer Center experts found significant racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes complications and examined the impact of the ACA on patients with diabetes in two separate studies.
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