Diabetes: Hospital Bills Cost U.S. $83 Billion A Year
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Intensive Wellness Approach Helps Type 2s Lower Drug Doses and Costs
A Florida-based endocrinologist and his team have reported that an intensive 16-week wellness program aimed at type 2 patients yielded
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$18 For A Baby Aspirin? Hospitals Hike Costs For Everyday Drugs For Some Patients
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Medicare To Expand Use Of Competitive Bidding
A year-long experiment found that the competitive bidding approach saved money without harming beneficiaries. It also made inroads against waste
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Medicare To Tie Doctors’ Pay To Quality, Cost Of Care
Twenty thousand physicians in four Midwest states received a glimpse into their financial future last month. Landing in their e-mail
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Feds Say Hang Up on Phone Scammers Who Offer Free Diabetes Supplies
If you have diabetes and get a phone call from somebody offering you free diabetes supplies, hang up. You’re being
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Diabetic Amputations Down Significantly Since 1996
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that foot and leg amputations decreased dramatically between 1996 and
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US Government May Force Drug Firms to Report Money Paid to Doctors
When your doctor recommends a new drug or treatment for your diabetes, do you know if the doctor has received
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Medicare’s Competitive Bidding Program Fails to Offer Diabetes Supplies as Promised
In some US markets, people with diabetes who are covered by Medicare cannot get the mail order diabetes testing supplies
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Advance Directives Cut Medicare Costs
When healthcare reform was debated across the country in 2009 and 2010, one of the flash points was end-of-life care.
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Pritikin and Preventive Health
Imagine if you could keep diabetes at bay for another three or four years with lifestyle changes. Would you change
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