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Mapping the crisis: How data can help fix America’s growing pharmacy deserts

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True visibility comes from layering pharmacy locations on top of geospatial data, such as population density, income levels, transportation access, insurance coverage, and health burden. This commitment, combined with her vision and leadership, led to the launch of PolicyMap in 2008.

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HHS Adopts ACIP Recommendation to Eliminate Thimerosal From Flu Shots

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3 ACIP recommendations are often looked at as guidelines by providers and insurance to determine the vaccine schedule and what is covered under insurance and the VFC program. “As One concern was the criteria to diagnose autism changes and another included reliance on aggregated data for the analysis.

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Uruguay progresses towards developing its first regulatory agency

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Since 2008, the Association of Chemistry and Pharmacy of Uruguay has played an active role in promoting a National Health Surveillance Agency, and in 2020 the government attempted to launch a similar agency but it ultimately failed. Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights.

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The Impact of Initial Coverage Choice

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Being able to examine how the initial choice of supplemental insurance relates to plan switching is critical in order to ensure that those with high-cost health conditions have access to adequate and affordable coverage. The main outcome being measured was self-reported switching in the two years after one’s original Medicare plan choice.

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STAT+: Diagnosed with cancer, a pharmaceutical executive became a patient advocate and changed drug development. It took decades

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I had good insurance. “I’ve had every resource you can imagine,” Giusti told STAT. “I have a great family. I have great friends. I had everything I needed to do it right. And even I messed up. ” Others might disagree. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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How much is Relistor without insurance?

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Without insurance, the average cash price of Relistor is $191 for 1, 0.6 Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) in 2008. Is Relistor covered by insurance? Relistor may be covered by private insurance, but coverage may vary depending on the plans drug formulary and other eligibility requirements. mL of 12 mg/0.6

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CVS Health and Microsoft alliance: an example of an extended partnership

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In 2008, CVS Caremark, a prescription benefit management company, signed on to use Microsoft’s HealthVault. The 2008 collaboration was on a much smaller scale compared to their current partnership. In addition to CVS Caremark, CVS Health owns CVS Pharmacy, a retail pharmacy chain, and Aetna, a large health insurance provider.