U.S. should merge anemia drug, dialysis costs, report says
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Medicare, the U.S. insurance program  for elderly and disabled Americans, should lump the price of  anemia drugs with overall payments for kidney dialysis services  to improve efficiency and contain costs, according to a  government report released on Tuesday.
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder costs Americans suffering from the condition about &#36;77 billion in lost income a year, more than the total costs of drug abuse or depression, a Harvard researcher said on Thursday.
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It is a compelling issue that has the potential to motivate voters on Nov. 2: Prescription drugs will cost Americans an estimated $210 billion this year.
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The quality of health care in the United States is steadily improving, with more patients getting recommended treatments, but there are a few notable gaps -- and costs are skyrocketing, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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U.S. spending on prescription drugs, hospital care and other health services is expected to double to $4.1 trillion over the next decade, up from $2.1 trillion in 2006, a government report released on Wednesday found.
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Drugs that treat anemia caused by kidney failure provide important benefits despite the risks for some patients at high doses, Amgen Inc. told a U.S. advisory panel on Tuesday.
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Amgen Inc. and Johnson & Johnson anemia drugs will carry strong new warnings after studies showed a higher risk of death and life-threatening side effects in some patients, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
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With complicated and costly "biologics"  increasingly seen as the wave of the pharmaceutical future, health care experts warn that they will drive the nation's fast-growing bill for drugs far higher.
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A new drug that can treat patients with multiple sclerosis has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration but the high cost of the medication has some people concerned.
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A major component in the skyrocketing cost of health care in America is prescription drug costs. Whatever final solution the country comes to about how to handle health care, one thing is clear, pharmaceutical
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The U.S. Medicare health insurance  program said on Friday it would reduce payments for anemia  drugs when used to treat elderly and disabled patients who are  undergoing kidney dialysis.
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Combining medicines with food could help improve their effectiveness and so reduce costs, experts say.
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Federal health officials issued stern new warnings Friday for doctors to more carefully prescribe widely used anemia drugs that can increase the risk of death and other serious problems in patients with cancer and kidney disease.
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A new study points to potentially deadly side effects for older women who combine two popular blood pressure drugs. A study published in Wednesday&#39;s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association
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U.S. prescription drug sales rose 8.3 percent to $274 billion last year, fueled by the Medicare drug benefit, increased use of generic medicines and new treatments for diseases such as cancer and diabetes, according to a new report.
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U.S. cancer doctors on Thursday plan  to ratchet up pressure on the federal Medicare agency to  reverse new limits on use of anemia drugs made by Amgen Inc.  and Johnson & Johnson.
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U.S. program allots $15 billion to buy low cost combination drugs made by foreign companies, opening the way to treat more patients in poor countries.