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Oregon health care costs rose 49% from 2013 to 2019, driven by prescription drug prices, OHA reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – According to a new Oregon Health Authority report, health care costs grew 49% per person across insurance markets between 2013-2019 in Oregon, outpacing national health care cost growth during the same time period. By market, Medicare costs per person grew 58%, commercial market costs per person grew 45%, and Medicaid costs …
Germany: health apps to be available on prescription | News | DW
Patients in Germany can be prescribed health apps, the German parliament announced on Thursday. The move will mean that health insurance firms in Germany will provide digital health services on tablets, computers and smartphones. German Health MinisterJens Spahn described the policy as a “world first.” The policy is expected to pass into law in 2020. …
Government crackdown on prescription opioids leaving chronic sufferers in a world of pain
Posted August 26, 2019 15:52:35 Photo: Opioids are used in painkillers such as codeine, oxycontin and fentanyl, among others. (AP: Jessica Hill) Patients using painkillers and doctors prescribing them have been put on notice by the Federal Government, as it tries to head off a US-style opioid epidemic. Key points: A government crackdown on prescription …
Canada announces regulations to cut price of prescription drugs | World news
The Canadian government has announced regulations to reduce patented drug prices it said would save Canadians C$13.2bn (US$10bn) over a decade, overriding heavy opposition from pharmaceutical companies. The changes are the biggest reform to Canada’s drug price regime since 1987. They will save money for patients, employers and insurers including the government at the expense …
Palmetto company providing free prescription medication-reading technology for visually impaired
PALMETTO, Fla. (WFLA) – A Palmetto-based company is providing the visually impaired community with free technology to make everyday life a little easier. En-Vision America created “ScripTalk,” a prescription medication-reading technology. “It’s very user-friendly, as it only has three buttons on the top for operations and the on/off button is a wheel that’s at the …
Senate prescription drug prices, health care for rural communities
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For drug industry, the prescription is more CRISPR
GlaxoSmithKline will pour $67 million into a new laboratory at the University of California to industrialize the search for drug clues using the gene-editing tool called CRISPR. Looking at gene function: CRISPR, you’ve heard by now, is the name for a type of molecular scissors that slices and edits DNA. The tool has led to …
