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Healthcare spending set to spike by 6.8% in 2015, report predicts
Modern Healthcare - June 24, 2014
Healthcare spending is expected to jump by 6.8% next year, spurred by the recovering economy and increased insurance coverage, according to an analysis by PwC's Health Research Institute.
Health Insurers Pressing Down on Drug Prices
New York Times - June 20, 2014
In dealing with health plans, drug companies are facing a new imperative - bargain or be banned.
Burwell Revamps Management Structure of HealthCare.Gov
Modern Healthcare - June 20, 2014
HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell on Friday announced a new management structure to help oversee HealthCare.gov, the New York Times reports
Joint Commission issues alert on vial misuse, infection prevention
FierceHealthcare - June 17, 2014
The Joint Commission issued a sentinel event alert to prevent infection from misuse of vials in hospitals. Misusing vials caused blood-borne pathogen outbreaks and associated infections, such as hepatitis B and C, meningitis and epidural abscesses in both inpatient and outpatient settings, according to a report.
Pharmacy study expects to lower hospital readmissions
Medical Xpress - June 18, 2014
Getting discharged from the hospital and then having to go right back in again can be emotionally draining for a patient and their family. It can also cause financial strain for all involved... the patient, the hospital system and the insurers—including Medicaid and Medicare, which are taxpayer funded.
HHS will enforce disputed rule limiting orphan exclusion from 340B drug discounts
Modern Healthcare - June 18, 2014
HHS is moving forward with its plan to allow certain hospitals to receive discounts on orphan drugs when they are used for non-orphan conditions despite a court ruling that said the agency did not have the authority to do so.
Ambulatory Care Hits Prime Time Via New ASHP Recommendations
Pharmacy Practice News - June 23, 2014
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has formally called for greater recognition and integration of ambulatory care pharmacists in the patient care process.
Subsidies cover 76% of premiums for plans purchased on HealthCare.gov
Modern Healthcare - June 18, 2014
Americans who enrolled in private health plans through the federal exchange in 2014 qualified for tax credits that covered an average of about three quarters of their monthly premium payment, according to data released Tuesday by HHS.
Methotrexate Use Falls Short in RA
MedPage Today - June 19, 2014
Methotrexate -- the inexpensive anchor drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis -- isn't being used optimally today, with few patients switching from the oral to the subcutaneous formulation or adding a second conventional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) before turning to a biologic, researchers found.
Measles cases are spreading, despite high vaccination rates. What’s going on?
Washington Post - June 23, 2014
It’s now official: Measles cases in the United States are at their highest level since 2000, when the disease was declared eliminated — meaning that regular, year-round transmission had been interrupted.
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