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Pricing report blasts asthma drug cost
ModernMedicine Approximately 22 million US residents have asthma and approximately 5% to 10% of them have severe forms of the disease, according to ICER. Those with severe asthma are responsible for half of the estimated $50 billion that is spent on direct medical … |
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Cost of asthma inhalers can take breath away
fox4kc.com KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This is high time of year for asthma trouble, and if that doesn't take patients' breath away, the cost of their medicines can. Mallory Beers uses an inhaler twice a day to help prevent asthma attacks. "If it wasn't for her having … |
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Harvard Health (blog) |
Environmentally friendly inhalers double the cost for people with asthma
Harvard Health (blog) Because more than 25 million people in the U.S. rely on inhalers for quick relief of asthma symptoms, Dr. Jena and his colleagues at the University of Southern California and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health wanted to gauge the … Inhaler ban boosts costs for people with asthma Environmental concerns led to jump in cost of asthma inhalers |
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Environmental Concerns Led to Jump in Cost of Asthma Inhalers: Study – WebMD
WebMD Immediately following the ban, the mean cost of asthma inhalers rose from $13.60 per prescription in 2004 to $25 in 2009, said lead study author Dr. Anupam Jena, an assistant professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School in … Environmentally friendly inhalers double the cost for people with asthma Inhaler ban boosts costs for people with asthma Environmental Concerns Led to Jump in Cost of Asthma Inhalers: Study |
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Environmental Concerns Led to Jump in Cost of Asthma Inhalers: Study
HealthDay MONDAY, May 11, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Federal action to protect the ozone layer has resulted in a dramatic increase in the cost of asthma inhalers in recent years, according to a new study. In 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned … |
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UAE survey shows the cost and impact of asthma
The National DUBAI // Seasonal asthma attacks are costing millions to treat, affecting workplace productivity and keeping children from learning in the classroom, a UAE survey has shown. Tuesday is World Asthma Day and the World Health Organisation says that the … |
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Asthma Patients to Docs: Can We Talk About Cost?
Insurance News Net Asthma patients concerned about their ability to pay for medical care would like to talk about cost-related concerns with their physicians but often don't get that opportunity, say researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health . In … |
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Asthma patients to docs: Can we talk about cost?
Medical Xpress Patel and colleague Jack Wheeler, professor of health management and policy at the School of Public Health and pediatrics and communicable diseases at the U-M Medical School, surveyed 422 African-American adult women with asthma. They found that … |
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Asthma patients to docs: Can we talk about cost?
HealthCanal.com ANN ARBOR—Asthma patients concerned about their ability to pay for medical care would like to talk about cost-related concerns with their physicians but often don't get that opportunity, say researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public … |
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Asthma patients to docs: Can we talk about cost?
University of Michigan News ANN ARBOR—Asthma patients concerned about their ability to pay for medical care would like to talk about cost-related concerns with their physicians but often don't get that opportunity, say researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public … |
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