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The $2.8M Medicine: How Data Can Help Insurers Pay for Life-Changing Therapies Without Breaking The Bank

HIT Consultant

Many of these treatments are drug-based gene therapies–- but they come with an extremely high price tag. For example, a child suffering from spinal muscular atrophy, a progressive neurological disease, typically requires extensive, expensive care during his lifetime. million gene therapy to treat a rare blood disorder. .

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Health Provider News

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Joes Hospital: Ascension Reveals INDIANA Eli Lilly’s partnership with Amazon to boost presence in diabetes and obesity markets Governor signs law to protect Hoosiers from surprise ambulance bills Governor signs legislation to require notification of health care mergers Indiana hospitals feel the pinch as Change Healthcare cyberattack causes payment (..)

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Day 4 Notes from the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Healthcare Law Blog

According to McKinsey, “the cost to treat the diabetes of a patient with depression is, on average, almost $20,000 higher than for a patient without depression, due to factors such as medical complications, reduced access to preventive care, and challenges with illness self-management.” How can this be good for people being treated?