Med Page Today

DECEMBER 2, 2023

(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Drug Costs 86

Drug Costs Diabetes 86

Cardiovascular Diabetology

JULY 7, 2024

Objective Population-based national data on the trends in expenditures related to coexisting atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) and diabetes is scarce. Individuals with diabetes had a 1.5-fold fold higher mean expenditure that those without diabetes. individuals aged ≥ 18 years.

Diabetes 72

Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease Drug Costs Medicaid 72

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JANUARY 26, 2024

Astronomically high insulin costs have led to complications and barriers to access for millions of Americans with diabetes. After years of pressure from the government and activist groups, we are just beginning to see a trend toward lower, more affordable drug prices, with insulin at the forefront of the conversation.

Medicare 59

Medicare Medicaid Diabetes Download 59

CardiacWire

AUGUST 18, 2024

Although truly reigning in these costs will require more than negotiating Medicare list prices, it’s clear that the government is finally taking action on drug costs, and that’s a step in the right direction (unless you work in pharma). The Takeaway The U.S.

Medicare 59

Medicare CMS Drug Costs Diabetes 59

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JANUARY 19, 2024

Short history from development to today’s price hikes Doctors Frederick Banting and Charles Best successfully isolated the hormone insulin just over 100 years ago, dramatically changing the lives of those with diabetes. What are the consequences of steep insulin costs? million Americans ration insulin.

Diabetes 59

Diabetes Medicare Diet CME 59