Noreta Family Medicine
JUNE 25, 2024
For instance, in May, I prescribed a diabetic medicine for a patient. The patient was unable to pick up the medicine due to the cost (about $1800), so I prescribed the other diabetic medicine in the same class. I called the insurance company to give them a piece of my mind, and magically the price went down at the pharmacy.
Vascular Physician
OCTOBER 26, 2021
HBO therapy has been shown useful in limb preservation by improving oxygen flow to complex diabetic foot and ischemic limb ulcers as well as osteomyelitis, and necrotizing fasciitis. HBO is covered by most insurance plans and is considered a cost-effective tool to treat limbs that may otherwise be destined for amputation.
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ABIM
JUNE 4, 2025
Christine Twining, MD, Chair, ABIM Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board The Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on April 1, 2025. Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings.
Mesa Family Physician
JUNE 11, 2025
In this blog, we’ll break down what preventive care involves, explore its relationship with short-term health insurance, and explain why it’s a critical part of staying healthy at any stage of life. That’s where short-term health insurance can be useful. What Is Preventive Care?
FDA Law Blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
12, 2012) (quoting Bob’s Pharmacy & Diabetic Supplies; Revocation of Registration, 74 Fed. Cash payment for controlled prescriptions rather than payment by insurance (or worker’s compensation) is another red flag. Holiday CVS, L.L.C. d/b/a CVS/Pharmacy Nos. 219 and 5195; Decision and Order , 77 Fed. 62,316, 62,341 (Oct. 29, 2009)).
GeriPal
JANUARY 18, 2024
And you wrote, actually, a beautiful GeriPal blog about it a while ago. Why would CBT work for neuropathic pain and diabetes differently than it would work for neuropathic pain and cancer? So, I don’t think we should have these silos. What is it called? Cancer Pain, Non-Cancer Pain: A Distinction Without the Difference?
FDA Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
As it stands, the rule allows insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to broadly use copay accumulator programs, which have long been criticized by patient advocacy groups as padding insurers’ pockets while leaving patients high and dry. 156.130(h) to explicitly allow insurers to broadly use copay accumulator programs.
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