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The $2.8M Medicine: How Data Can Help Insurers Pay for Life-Changing Therapies Without Breaking The Bank

HIT Consultant

Many of these treatments are drug-based gene therapies–- but they come with an extremely high price tag. Treatment with Zolgensma, a gene therapy treatment which has been shown to be effective in treating SMA, costs $2 million – a very high price tag. million gene therapy to treat a rare blood disorder. .

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‘We’re Very Strong Believers In The Value Of Home Health’: UnitedHealth Group Affirms Commitment To Home-Based Care, Mum On Amedisys

Home Health Care

billion price tag on Amedisys. The study found that patients that received Optum’s in-home preventative wellness assessments compared with those who hadn’t made fewer emergency department visits and spent fewer nights in hospitals across four common conditions: depression, hypertension, coronary artery disease and Type 2 diabetes.

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Signify Health Agrees to Purchase Caravan Health in $250 Million Acquisition

Home Health Care

The company signed an agreement to acquire Caravan Health, an accountable care organization (ACO) manager, for the price tag of $250 million. “It (NYSE: SGFY) announced its first acquisition on Thursday.

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Personal wellness; The first line of defense against COVID-19

Pro CRNA

Specifically, the CDC lists diabetes, hypertension, obesity, smoking and immunosuppression as conditions that increase the risk of poor outcome should the individual become infected with the virus. Invite a co-worker to join you or tag along with a local cycling club.

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Skip the Phone Calls. Engage Your Members in a New Way.

Twistle

Since text-based communication is asynchronous, members can respond on their own timelines, when it’s best for them, and ineffective and frustrating phone tag is significantly reduced. Many conditions like hypertension, diabetes, asthma and others can be better managed with ongoing digital support. Condition Management Support.

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India, the Generic Manufacturing Powerhouse, Biosimilar Next?

Health Advances

Growing Market Share in the US : Since consummating its partnership with Mylan, Biocon has launched three biosimilars in the US- Fulphila and Ogivri in oncology and Semglee as insulin treatment for diabetes. Fulphila was the first biosimilar entrant in the less crowded pegfilgrastim biosimilar market in the US in July 2018.

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Newsletter, June 2023

Patient Safety Movement

For men, these include testicular and prostate health in addition to learning the risks for diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers as one ages. June Is Men’s Health Month Like Women’s Health Month in May, June’s Men’s Health Month reminds everyone to schedule a regular checkup if it has been one year or longer since the last one.