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.

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Drug Costs Diabetes 96

HCPLive

JUNE 5, 2024

They emphasize that poor medication adherence increases the risk of cardiovascular events and discuss factors such as drug cost, timing of administration, and the importance of adopting a patient-centric approach to optimize treatment success.

Drug Costs 52

Drug Costs Cholesterol 52

Cardiovascular Diabetology

JULY 7, 2024

A key driver of the observed increase in direct costs was prescription drug costs, which increased by 37% among all individuals with ASCVD. Individuals with diabetes had a 1.5-fold fold higher mean expenditure that those without diabetes.

Diabetes 72

Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease Drug Costs Medicaid 72

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The average costs per patient were €11,171 during the first year and €9,944 during the second year. Despite the perception that drug costs in the follow-up of chronic patients imply a high percentage of the costs, these accounted for only one tenth of the total amount.

Cardiovascular Disease 45

Cardiovascular Disease Peripheral Arterial Disease Drug Costs Myocardial Infarction 45

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JANUARY 26, 2024

Part D Insulin Costs The Medicare drug plan can’t charge beneficiaries more than $35 for a one-month supply of each Part D-covered insulin, and they don’t have to pay a deductible. If Medicare beneficiaries receive a 3-month supply of insulin, their costs cannot exceed $105 ($35 for each month’s supply).

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

This recent announcement by Sanofi to lower insulin costs is a step to ensure every American has access to this life-saving medication. With drug costs historically high and subject to inflation, there is an urgent need to develop and approve insulin alternatives that are effective and affordable for all.

Diabetes 59

Diabetes Medicare Diet CME 59