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Novel Alzheimer disease treatments and reconsideration of US pharmaceutical reimbursement policy
17 July 2023 - While donanemab appears to be among the first therapies to demonstrate measurable clinical benefit for Alzheimer's disease, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2019
U.S. appeals court signals sympathy to bid to strike down Obamacare
9 July 2019 - A federal appeals court panel appeared sympathetic on Tuesday to Republican efforts to overturn Obamacare, expressing skepticism ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2019
Promoting biosimilars up to health plans, manufacturers, doctors, Gottlieb says
21 March 2019 - As he wraps up his final weeks as commissioner of the FDA, Scott Gottlieb, MD, talked about ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Nov 2018
Migraine patients’ coverage headache: FDA OK doesn’t mean insurance will pay
25 November 2018 - Last spring, weeks before the new migraine drug Aimovig hit the market, the phone calls and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2018
You’ll never guess which company is reinventing health benefits
31 August 2018 - Frustrated with insurers, some large companies — including a certain cable behemoth — are shedding long-held practices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Aug 2018
Comparison of two treatment models: precision medicine and preventive medicine
28 August 2018 - In an effort to improve the risk-benefit profile of therapies in clinical care, precision medicine seeks to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jan 2018
ObamaCare repeal fades from GOP priorities list in new year
10 January 2018 - The chances of repealing ObamaCare this year are fading further, with top Republicans saying they hardly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Nov 2017
Trump backs bipartisan fixes to ObamaCare markets
28 November 2017 - President Trump at a closed-door meeting with GOP senators on Tuesday said he would support two ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2017
Trump dangles Obamacare payments to force Democrats to the table
12 April 2017 - Cutting off a key subsidy program could send Obamacare’s insurance markets into a tailspin. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Nov 2016
Why can't device makers and insurers get along?
26 November 2016 - After a spinal stroke in 2007 robbed Rick Batty of his ability to use his arms ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Nov 2016
Many in Florida count on Obama’s health law, even amid talk of its demise
25 November 2016 - Dalia Carmeli, who drives a trolley in downtown Miami, voted for Donald J. Trump on Election ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Nov 2016
Many insured children lack essential health care, study finds
20 November 2016 - Margo Solomon has health insurance for herself and her four children. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Nov 2016
The end of Obamacare
17 November 2016 - Donald Trump’s triumph in the 2016 presidential election marks the beginning of an uncertain and tumultuous chapter ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Nov 2016
Maintaining insurance access under Trump — a strategy
16 November 2016 - Donald Trump’s election as President puts the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in jeopardy. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2016
Republican lawmakers are scrambling to find an alternative to Obamacare
16 November 2016 - Congress is poised to repeal the Affordable Care Act. What might replace it? ...