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Corporations: “get healthcare costs under control”

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Purchaser Business Group on Health shows signs that corporate executives might be warming to the idea of government getting more involved to rein in the excesses of the healthcare system. It’s affecting their bottom lines, and they won’t stand for that.

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The need for mental healthcare is great

World of DTC Marketing

The national rate of suicidal ideation among adults has increased every year since 2011-2012. This is a massive problem as the percentage of adults with a mental illness reported an unmet need for treatment every year since 2011. Healthcare in the U.S. Suicidal ideation continues to increase among adults in the U.S.

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Sorry, the Inflation Bill won’t lower healthcare costs

World of DTC Marketing

The Inflation Reduction Act’s health insurance subsidies and drug pricing reforms will improve health care affordability for Americans but won’t do a damn thing for our overall healthcare costs, which will keep rising. A staggering 85% of healthcare costs in the U.S. Finally, there are healthcare administrative costs.

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New FDA head needs to examine the accelerated approval program

World of DTC Marketing

Between 2011 and 2018, cumulative spending on 44 FDA-approved oral targeted therapy drugs was $3.5 This is another example of just how screwed up our healthcare system really is. billion, with more than half of that devoted to products that did not provide a “documented overall survival benefit” in clinical trials.

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Top 12 Healthcare Technology Start-ups To Know

Medico Reach

The healthcare sector has seen a few developments over the years. Tempus began with the goal of incorporating artificial intelligence and data science into the healthcare industry. Collective Healthcare develops intelligent solutions to help US organizations provide better employee healthcare coverage. billion in 2022.

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New antibody drug formulation wins novel MHRA approval

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised the first product via its new International Recognition Procedure (IRP). Launched in January 2024, the IRP enables the MHRA to accelerate the assessment of new medicines and thus allow patients in the UK to access treatments earlier.

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The EU HTA regulation: a new frontier for access to innovative technologies

European Pharmaceutical Review

To achieve this objective, the regulation amends Directive 2011/24/EU on the application of patients’ rights in cross?border border healthcare, specifically by repealing Article 15, which originally laid down the modalities and principles for co-operation between Member States in assessing new health technologies. About the authors.