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Some Alabama Sheriffs Release Sick Inmates to Avoid Paying Their Hospital Bills
Inmates suffering heart attacks, on the verge of diabetic comas and brutalized in jail beatings have been released so sheriffs...
Clinical Care
It's Not Just Insulin: Diabetes Patients Struggle To Get Crucial SuppliesManaging the condition requires other essential, often lifesaving medical supplies. And patients frequently face hurdles in getting access to those...
Clinical Care
Millions Of Diabetes Patients Are Missing Out On Medicare's Nutrition HelpNot enough physicians know that Medicare will pay for nutritional counseling.
Clinical Care
NHIS: Diabetes Drug Costs Spur Non-Adherence18% of patients younger than 65 say they can't afford to take meds as prescribed.
Finance
1.3% of Enrollees Account for Nearly 20% of Spending in Larger Employer Health PlansEnrollees with 'persistently high spending' over three years averaged almost $88,000 in health spending in 2017.
Clinical Care
On A Mission To Help People Control Diabetes — And Save Money On InsulinA Tennessee couple has dedicated the last years of their working lives to helping people with Type 2 diabetes control...
Clinical Care
Treasury Expands Preventive Care Benefits for High-deductible PlansIn prior guidance, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury have not included preventative care for services or benefits meant...
Clinical Care
Diabetic Amputations A 'Shameful Metric' Of Inadequate CareFor decades, the American medical establishment has known how to manage diabetes. Yet across the country, surgeons still perform tens...
Clinical Care
Liver Illness Strikes Latino Children Like A 'Silent Tsunami'About 1 in 4 people in the U.S. have fatty liver disease. But among Latinos, especially of Mexican and Central...
Innovation
FDA Moves to Curb Insulin Price Hikes as Pressure on Manufacturers MountsInsulin manufacturers have long been criticized for raising their list prices year after year. Now the FDA aims to make...
How Much Difference Will Eli Lilly's Half-Price Insulin Make?
Between 2009 and 2017 the wholesale price of a single vial of Humalog, the Eli Lilly and Co.-manufactured insulin, nearly...
False Lead: Senator's Offer to Help Patient Import Cheap Insulin Goes Nowhere
Sen. Mike Enzi said he knew of a foundation that would import insulin for patients, but it doesn?t appear to...