On Finance: Prescription Drug costs-the reasons and potential remedies
Our nation's healthcare expenditures continue to increase rapidly andwith each year consume a greater share of the U.S.'s total economy. As policymakers, healthcare providers and citizens dissect these rising costs, onething has become clear: prescription drug spending over the past decadehas been the fastest growing component of healthcare dollars in the country.
Study Highlights Critical Need For Improved Understanding of Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease
December 10th 2024Diagnostic criteria for pulmonary fibrosis and other fibrotic diseases in children are lacking. That void hampers an understanding of how disease progresses in children and adolescents and what the outcomes are.
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Breaking Down Health Plans, HSAs, AI With Paul Fronstin of EBRI
November 19th 2024Featured in this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast is Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research at EBRI, who shed light on the evolving landscape of health benefits with editors of Managed Healthcare Executive.
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More Than 400 Plastic Chemicals Could Be Linked to Breast Cancer
December 10th 2024Researchers have compiled a list of chemicals commonly found in plastics, including benzophenones, chlorinated paraffins and PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” and they say there might be a connection to breast cancer.
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In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers.
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