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Comprehensive Medication Reviews Can Help Improve Adherence in Patients With T2D
22 Mar 2024 21:35 GMT
… the condition was prioritized in Medicare’s medication therapy management (MTM) … Investigators from the University of Minnesota’s College of Pharmacy conducted … Comprehensive Medication Review on Oral Antidiabetic Drugs Adherence in Type II Diabetic Medicare …
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Expand access to affordable drugs
22 Mar 2024 14:32 GMT
… to choose between paying for medications or paying for rent and … create similar prescription drug affordability boards, with Colorado, Minnesota and Washington as … 10 drug corporations whose drugs are being identified for possible negotiation with Medicare …
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Minneapolis Psychiatry Clinic Adds Vagus Nerve Stimulation as Non-Drug Therapy for Severe Depression
20 Mar 2024 19:17 GMT
… enrolling patients in the Medicare-approved RECOVER clinical study … (Spravato), VNS, novel psychiatric medications and holistic brain health. Our … treatment for depression in Minnesota and the nation. He … co-authored a Minnesota VA Hospital medical trial …
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It's never too early for seniors to begin planning for housing needs
27 Mar 2024 15:37 GMT
… with understanding aging, caregiving and Medicare. People can call to talk … services.”
Other resources include the Minnesota Nursing Home Report Card (nhreportcard … help getting dressed, bathing, taking medications.
Facilities still encourage independence and …
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The Extent and Growth of Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage
07 Mar 2024 15:03 GMT
… 62.1% in 2009), Medicare Part B drugs (72.0% in 2019 … hospital services and Part B drug prior authorization requirements for … not include Part D prescription drug benefits, in which prior … of Public Health, University of Minnesota (HTN, JFM, EG), Minneapolis, …
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Let’s preserve access to life-saving medications
01 Mar 2024 16:17 GMT
… co-pays, deductibles, Medicare, Medicaid and in and … Minnesota have been implementing various versions of a Prescription Drug … and accessibility of medications for patients while … drugs. Above all, we must prioritize preserving access to life-saving medications …
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Essential Hospitals Can Redirect 2025 Medicare Part D Cap Funds to Serve Disadvantaged Patients, Communities
29 Feb 2024 18:28 GMT
… those unable to afford their medications. These hospitals share a … cover out-of-pocket drug costs for Medicare patients in 2023, … , even those outside of Minnesota and Maine, should begin … principles
4. Newton W. Minnesota Imposes Nation’s First 340B …
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Readers Call on Congress to Bolster Medicare and Fix Loopholes in Health Policy
29 Feb 2024 10:49 GMT
… access insurance coverage through Medicare, which typically reimburses … comprehensive, compassionate care. Medicare must recognize the long … for drug administration services. It’s not just Medicare … — Eric Weinhandl, Victoria, Minnesota
A Balanced View of the …
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Patients across the country say they STILL can't get life saving drugs a week after cyberattack by 'foreign nation' on America's biggest health insurer
28 Feb 2024 19:58 GMT
… historic shortages of lifesaving drugs like chemotherapy and antibiotics. … but instead uses Humana Medicare Advantage, which is insurance …
After paying for the medication online at Oregon-based … from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis looked at …
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New prescription drug board will deliver relief from soaring costs
26 Feb 2024 13:21 GMT
… of certain high priced drugs, Minnesota’s PDAB is a … patients continue to suffer. Medications keep costing more than what … the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation under … from costly medications, and the Prescription Drug Affordability Board …