(HealthDay)—Spending associated with essential medicines grew substantially from 2011 to 2015 for Medicare Part D beneficiaries, according to a study […]
Primary care services account for a small share of Medicare spending, study finds
Care provided by primary care practitioners accounts for a small fraction of total spending among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a […]
Name-Brand Medications Driving Spike in U.S. Drug Spending
THURSDAY, Nov. 15, 2018 — Rising drug spending in the United States is being fueled by expensive name-brand prescription medicines, […]
Factors examined for end-of-life spending levels in cancer care
(HealthDay)—Geographic variation in end-of-life spending can be explained by availability of services and physicians’ beliefs, but not patients’ beliefs, according […]
1996 to 2013 saw large increase in diabetes spending
(HealthDay)—In 2013, $101 billion was spent in the United States on diabetes, almost a three-fold increase since 1996, according to […]