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Direct-to-Patient Apixaban Program Aims to Expand Access, Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs

By Hayden E. Klein

July 17th 2025

Apixaban would still cost patients 9 times more through the Eliquis 360 Support program than with commercial insurance.

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Ensuring Coverage of Faster Biomarker Testing in Lung Cancer: Robert Kratzke, MD

By Hayden E. Klein
Robert Kratzke, MD

July 15th 2025

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Medicare Inflation Rebates Show Limited Impact on Drug Price Trends

By Brooke McCormick

July 14th 2025

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Experts Highlight Consequences of Medicaid Rollbacks Due to Budget Bill

By Julia Bonavitacola

July 10th 2025

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Accommodations as DMD Progresses Incur Substantial Household Costs

By Rose McNulty

July 10th 2025

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Suja S. Rajan, MHA, MS, PhD;William R. Carpenter, MHA, PhD;Sally C. Stearns, PhD;Gary H. Lyman, MD, MPH

February 13th 2013

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor therapy reduces hospitalizations and improves chemotherapy administration in elderly breast cancer patients, but increases overall Medicare costs during first year of therapy.

Fact Checker: Medicare Reform

February 13th 2013

Cost-Effectiveness of Medicare Drug Plans in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Kenneth J. Smith, MD, MS;Seo Hyon Baik, PhD;Charles F. Reynolds III, MD;Bruce L. Rollman, MD, MPH;Yuting Zhang, PhD

February 11th 2013

In Medicare Part D, generic drug coverage was cost saving compared with no coverage in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia while improving health outcomes.

HHS Report: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings Hit $5.7B

February 7th 2013

Obama Willing to Deal on Medicare, Sequester

February 6th 2013

Kansas' Great Hope: Managed Care Will Tame Medicaid Costs

February 6th 2013

Research Finds Link Between Poor Health And Seniors Switching Out Of Private Medicare Plans

February 4th 2013

More Than 450 Provider Organizations Join Payment-Bundling Initiative

February 1st 2013

Medicare to Adjust Payment for Dialysis Drugs After Overspending Millions

January 31st 2013

A Wish List For Medicare

January 31st 2013

For Medicare Innovations - Think Locally

January 30th 2013

Long Waits For Consumers When Medicare Is 'Secondary Payer'

January 29th 2013

Americans Want Deficit Addressed Without Medicare Cuts, Poll Finds

January 25th 2013

States That Turn Down Medicaid Would Leave Citizens Uninsured While Immigrants Get Covered

January 24th 2013

States Hustle to Modernize Medicaid

January 24th 2013

Voice For Medicare, Medicaid Retiring

January 14th 2013

Nancy Pelosi's Claim That the GOP Would Raid Medicare for Tax Cuts

January 10th 2013

High Court Rejects Medicare Enrollment Challenge

January 8th 2013

Hospitals on Losing End of Doc Fix

January 7th 2013

The budget package that Congress passed in the 11th hour Tuesday to avert widespread tax increases and spending cuts has also blocked a 26.5% cut in Medicare payments to doctors; however, hospitals are bearing a large portion of the responsibility when it comes to financing this so-called doc fix.

Medicare Rewards for Process, Patient Satisfaction Not Always Linked to Better Outcomes

January 7th 2013

Medicare Discloses Hospitals' Bonuses, Penalties Based On Quality

December 21st 2012

Hospitals Fear They'll Bear Brunt of Medicare Cuts

December 19th 2012

Seniors Need To Be Tenacious In Appeals To Medicare

December 18th 2012

GAO Push for Lower Dialysis Bundle Spurs Controversy

December 18th 2012

Making The Rich Pay More For Medicare

December 14th 2012