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Rising Drug Costs: Trending 2017
2017 Trends: Rising Drug Costs The cost of prescription drugs has been rising rapidly since 2010, and will likely continue to rise in 2017. Frank Magliochetti The largest drug maker in the United States, Pfizer Inc., raised prices on 133 of its U.S. brand name products in 2015. More than three-quarters of the increases were 10 percent […]
5 Trends in New Medical Economy
5 Trends in the New Medical Economy- Frank Magliochetti Report Five key trends will shape the new medical economy, according to a November 2016 briefing report by the cloud-based healthcare IT solutions provider CareCloud. The medical economy is shifting away from fee-for-service and towards value-based care. The industry faces a host of new economic realities […]
Trends in Lyme Disease: Focus on the Northeast
Lyme Disease Trends: Northeast State health departments report about 30,000 cases of Lyme disease each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but that number does not accurately reflect the actual number of cases diagnosed around the United States. Some studies suggest the actual number of Lyme disease could be as high as […]
Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria:
How the Fight is Progressing in 2016 Frank Magliochetti Report Bacteria that are resistant to common antibiotics have been around for some time. Unfortunately, they have become more widespread and more deadly than they were in times past. Following are some new major developments that may result in mankind either succumbing to antibiotic resistant […]
Prescription Drugs – The Price Game
Prescription Drugs in The US Frank Magliochetti Report If we look back ten years ago, the price of prescription drugs were fairly low and it was easy for patients to buy their medication from the pharmacy. 2016 has not only brought new innovative medical drugs and vaccines, it has brought drug prices that are much […]