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Improving Patients’ Access to Affordable Generic Drugs

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The Health Initiative That Could Save New Mothers’ Lives

WEBA new federal initiative aims to save new mothers’ lives by using innovative postpartum health strategies. Women in the United States are still far more likely to die …

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Clinical Trials Access Barriers Delay & Derail New Treatments

WEBClinical trials access starts with awareness. A new white paper from the Global Alliance for Patient Access examines this access issue and the policy solutions to …

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Making Clinical Trials Access a Global Priority

WEBClinical Trials Access on a Global Scale. Today, clinical trials are underway in 221 countries and all 50 U.S. states. They elicit more than $160 billion annually in …

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The Widening Mental Health Gap

WEBHealth Policy Today is a product of the Institute for Patient Access. IfPA is a physician-led policy research organization dedicated to maintaining the primacy of the …

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Using Patient-Reported Outcomes in Heart Disease Clinical Practice

WEBMay 6, 2024. Heart valve patients’ lived experience should be considered when making disease management and treatment plans. But physicians, who often have just a few …

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Year In Review: The Conversations That Shaped Health Policy in 2023

WEBThroughout 2023, headlines signaled a new age in health care. But while research breakthroughs and innovative medications inspired hope for the future, …

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Patients, Employers Face Higher Health Insurance Costs in 2024

WEBThe 153 million Americans who get health insurance through work can expect to pay more next year. Prices are expected to rise 8.5% in 2024, according to …

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It’s Time for Congress to Finally Treat Obesity Like the Epidemic It Is

WEBIt’s Time for Congress to Finally Treat Obesity Like the Epidemic It Is. September 8, 2023. It’s been a decade since obesity was formally classified as a …

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One-sided Ads Put Patients’ Health at Risk

WEBA One-Sided Story. Alarmist “1-800-BAD-DRUG” ads frighten patients about the supposed dangers of FDA-approved medications. The real danger, however, occurs …

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The Health Wonders of Human Milk

WEBHuman milk also offers other benefits. In addition to providing nutrition and immunological protection, human milk may confer other benefits. Human milk has been …

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A Faster Way to Get Life-Saving Technologies to Patients

WEBGroundbreaking medical technology could soon begin reaching patients more quickly. That’s because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed …

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New Global Patient Alliance Is Raising Profile of Chronic Kidney

WEBSeptember 26, 2023. A new global coalition, the Global Patient Alliance for Kidney Health, launched last week. With 17 member organizations spanning five continents, the …

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Medicare Part D Extends Coverage of Obesity Treatments for New

WEBApril 10, 2024. Obesity medication is now within reach for Medicare and Medicaid patients – some of them, at least. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will begin …

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State Panels Decide Whose Drugs Are “Affordable”

WEBState Panels Decide Whose Drugs Are “Affordable”. Some states are trying to lower health care costs by establishing review boards to assess and limit prescription …

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From Mom to Baby: Antibodies and Infant Health

WEBEveryone knows children inherit some things from their parents: their blue eyes, their curly hair, or perhaps their love of the outdoors. Moms take prenatal vitamins …

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New Bill Would Protect Patients by Banning QALYs

WEBMarch 2, 2023. Federal health programs may be banned from using the quality-adjusted life year and other similar discriminatory metrics if newly-introduced legislation passes …

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Why Infant Deaths are Rising in 2023

WEBBetween 2021 and 2022, the United States saw a 3% climb in its infant mortality rate. That raises infant fatalities to 5.6 per 1,000 live births. In a nation that …

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