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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Health Statistics Bulletin
Author: U.S. 65 Corridor, Carrollton to Marshall, Carroll County, Lafeyette County, Saline County
Author: Making Medicines Affordable
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309468086
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Thanks to remarkable advances in modern health care attributable to science, engineering, and medicine, it is now possible to cure or manage illnesses that were long deemed untreatable. At the same time, however, the United States is facing the vexing challenge of a seemingly uncontrolled rise in the cost of health care. Total medical expenditures are rapidly approaching 20 percent of the gross domestic product and are crowding out other priorities of national importance. The use of increasingly expensive prescription drugs is a significant part of this problem, making the cost of biopharmaceuticals a serious national concern with broad political implications. Especially with the highly visible and very large price increases for prescription drugs that have occurred in recent years, finding a way to make prescription medicinesâ€"and health care at largeâ€"more affordable for everyone has become a socioeconomic imperative. Affordability is a complex function of factors, including not just the prices of the drugs themselves, but also the details of an individual's insurance coverage and the number of medical conditions that an individual or family confronts. Therefore, any solution to the affordability issue will require considering all of these factors together. The current high and increasing costs of prescription drugsâ€"coupled with the broader trends in overall health care costsâ€"is unsustainable to society as a whole. Making Medicines Affordable examines patient access to affordable and effective therapies, with emphasis on drug pricing, inflation in the cost of drugs, and insurance design. This report explores structural and policy factors influencing drug pricing, drug access programs, the emerging role of comparative effectiveness assessments in payment policies, changing finances of medical practice with regard to drug costs and reimbursement, and measures to prevent drug shortages and foster continued innovation in drug development. It makes recommendations for policy actions that could address drug price trends, improve patient access to affordable and effective treatments, and encourage innovations that address significant needs in health care.
Global Health and the Future Role of the United States
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309457637
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
While much progress has been made on achieving the Millenium Development Goals over the last decade, the number and complexity of global health challenges has persisted. Growing forces for globalization have increased the interconnectedness of the world and our interdependency on other countries, economies, and cultures. Monumental growth in international travel and trade have brought improved access to goods and services for many, but also carry ongoing and ever-present threats of zoonotic spillover and infectious disease outbreaks that threaten all. Global Health and the Future Role of the United States identifies global health priorities in light of current and emerging world threats. This report assesses the current global health landscape and how challenges, actions, and players have evolved over the last decade across a wide range of issues, and provides recommendations on how to increase responsiveness, coordination, and efficiency â€" both within the U.S. government and across the global health field.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: United States. Superintendent of DocumentsPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1228
Book Description
February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index
Monthly Checklist of State Publications
Author: Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift DivisionPublisher:
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
June and Dec. issues contain listings of periodicals.
Journal
Author: Missouri State Medical AssociationPublisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
Book Description
Salina and Wichita, Kans
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Nutrition and Human NeedsPublisher:
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Category : Food relief
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Nutrition and Human NeedsPublisher:
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description