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Overcoming Healthcare’s Mountain of Mistrust – Part 2: Payers

Perficient: Drug Development

To recap: Part 1 of the series focused on providers This part, Part 2, focuses on payers (insurance companies) Part 3 (by Marlana Voerster ) will focus on medical-device organizations First off: the bad news in trust for payers Gallup’s polling data among U.S.

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Colon Cancer Screening Should Start at Age 45: Task Force

The Pharma Data

Under the Affordable Care Act, health insurance companies are required to cover the full cost of any screening test recommended by the U.S. Computer models suggest that about 25 colon cancer deaths are prevented for every 1,000 Americans between 50 and 75 who are screened, Barry said. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

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8 Frequently Asked Questions About Genetic Testing in Clinical Trials

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

While the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) prohibits discrimination by health insurance companies and employers based on a genetic test result, GINA does not apply to life, long-term care, or disability insurance.

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Combo ‘Polypill’ May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%

The Pharma Data

Yang pointed out that “the fact that it’s generic is a double-edged sword, because no big pharma company is willing to invest a lot of money in developing and marketing a polypill. It may require either health insurance companies or governments or charitable organizations to develop polypills.”

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What’s at Stake as Obamacare Heads to Supreme Court Again?

The Pharma Data

Prior to the passage of the ACA (also known as Obamacare) in March of 2010, health insurance companies routinely denied new coverage — or sometimes charged exorbitant premiums — to people with a prior history of illness.