Tag Archives: Cost

A dose of reality on Medicare for All’s cost

Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren just released her plan to pay for Medicare for All. It’s ludicrous from the jump. For starters, its price tag is “only” $ 20.5 trillion in new federal spending over 10 years. That’s $ 10 trillion less than both the libertarian Mercatus Center and the left-leaning Urban Institute estimate Medicare for… Read More »

Healthcare data breaches will cost industry $4 billion by year’s end, and 2020 is poised to be worse

It’s difficult to stay ahead of data breaches, and healthcare leaders seem to largely agree that it’s only getting more challenging — and that’s bad news for the financial health of the industry, as data breaches are projected to cost healthcare $ 4 billion by the end of the year. 2020 could be even more… Read More »

Novartis slaps $2M-plus price tag on newly approved gene therapy Zolgensma—and cost watchdogs approve

Industry watchers have been speculating for months about just how high Novartis would price gene therapy Zolgensma on approval—and just how payers would cover it. And with the FDA’s green light, they now have an answer. The Swiss drugmaker will roll out the drug, a one-time treatment for pediatric patients less than 2 years of… Read More »

Prescribing healthy food in Medicare/Medicaid is cost effective, could improve health

A team of researchers modeled the health and economic effects of healthy food prescriptions in Medicare and Medicaid. The study, published today in PLOS Medicine, finds that health insurance coverage to offset the cost of healthy food for Medicare and/or Medicaid participants would be highly cost effective after five years and improve health outcomes. “We… Read More »