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Reductions in Mid-Life Diabetes, Hypertension Increase Future Number of Americans with Dementia
Improving cardiovascular health at middle and older ages is not enough to slow the growth in the number of older Americans with dementia, further underscoring the need for innovations that will delay or prevent dementia.
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New Payment Strategy Could Help States Treat More Hepatitis C Patients While Encouraging Innovation
A curative treatment exists for chronic hepatitis C infection, yet many Medicaid beneficiaries do not have access to these drugs. Neeraj Sood and his colleagues have developed a novel pricing strategy to expand access.
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NAFTA Talks’ Potential Diabetes Threat
U.S. proposals to restrict junk food warnings will adversely affect the health of citizens in 3 countries writes Goldman and Gonzalez Gonzales in U.S. News
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Mortality Risk, Insurance, and the Value of Life
In a working paper submitted to the National Bureau of Economic Research, Darius Lakdawalla found mortality improvement may be worth more, not less, to patients facing shorter lives.
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Medicaid Expansion Increases Access to Diabetes Medications
States that expanded Medicaid saw a 40 percent increase in prescription fills for common diabetes drugs in 2014-2015 according to the study in Health Affairs.
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Medicaid Eligibility Expansions May Address Gaps In Access To Diabetes Medications
The researchers find Medicaid eligibility expansions are linked to increases in prescription fills for diabetes drugs.
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Will California Be Ready? Implementing Programs for Serious Illness
National and state experts examined California’s readiness to meet the needs of patients with serious illness going forward and trends in this population.
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Policy Brief: A Novel Strategy for Increasing Access to Hep C Treatment for Medicaid Beneficiaries
A state-level financing strategy could help Medicaid programs provide access to hepatitis C patients while still encouraging future pharmaceutical innovation.
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How States Could Be Saving More Hepatitis C Patients
Neeraj Sood proposes an approach that saves states money and ensures more access.
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Innovation in Heart Failure Treatment: Life Expectancy, Disability, and Health Disparities
Using the Future Elderly Model, researchers evaluated the potential health benefits from innovation in heart failure treatment.
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