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Report: Primary Care Physicians Are Addressing Mental Health Concerns More Frequently

MedCity News

by 2016 and 2018, representing a 50% increase. The Health Affairs study found that in 2006, 10.7% of primary care visits addressed mental health concerns, compared 15.9%

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Um, about that diabetes drug that helped patients lose weight

World of DTC Marketing

But, will physicians tell patients that results depend on lifestyle intervention and a low-calorie diet? The drug carries a potential risk for a type of thyroid tumor and has a boxed warning. We are an obese country, and diabetes is getting worse.

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American healthcare is too profitable

World of DTC Marketing

healthcare system is bedeviled by greed, with drug companies, device manufacturers, hospital organizations, physician groups, and insurers scrambling to grab a slice of the more than $3 trillion we spend on medical care each year. (FT.COM) The U.S. We have access to the most cutting-edge treatments.

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The continued shame of pharma

World of DTC Marketing

This would include drugs covered by both Medicare Part B (physician-administered drugs) and Part D (prescription medications). Late last year, the Senate Finance Committee released draft legislation enabling Medicare negotiation for up to 10 drugs in 2025, 15 in 2026 and 2027, and 20 in 2028 and beyond. The secretary of the U.S.

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Everything You Need to Know About Prior Authorizations in Healthcare

Referral MD

While a physician may determine a treatment plan, they must get the insurers green light to ensure coverage. Although insurance companies oversee the process, medical professionals such as physicians, pharmacists, or nurses employed by the insurers review the requests. Level 3: External review by an impartial physician.

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PhRMA lies to protect pharma profits

World of DTC Marketing

Data were mainly accessible for smaller firms, products in some therapeutic regions, orphan drugs, first-in-class drugs, therapeutic agents that received accelerated approval, and products between 2014 and 2018. The most telling data on a disconnect between drug prices and research costs has received almost no public attention.

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Veradigm® Digital Health Media Works to Message the Right Physicians at the Right Time

PM360

As pharma reps’ access to physicians continues to decline, this case study examines the effectiveness of reaching physicians through other means—the EHR. Today’s physicians struggle to balance the increasing demands of patient loads, electronic health record (EHR) systems, and time spent on administrative tasks. THE CHALLENGE.