This analysis examines Medicaid outpatient prescription drug utilization in terms of prescriptions and spending before rebates over the 2014 to 2017 period. Key takeaways include: – Although outpatient drugs account for a small share of Medicaid spending, spending on this service before rebates increased by 21% in 2015 and grew an additional 11% in 2016. … Read more
This analysis examines Medicaid outpatient prescription drug utilization in terms of prescriptions and spending before rebates over the 2014 to 2017 period. Key takeaways include: – Although outpatient drugs account for a small share of Medicaid spending, spending on this service before rebates increased by 21% in 2015 and grew an additional 11% in 2016. … Read more
Mallory Lorgre, a federal worker for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, is diabetic and needs insulin but said she couldn’t face the medical costs with no end to the government shutdown in sight. Check out the full interview on CNN.com.
Landmark Studies in Diabetes Care Written by Ask Physician February 28, 2019 Contributor: Dr. Rita Kalyani, MD, MHS In the past 25 years, several large research studies in persons with prediabetes and diabetes have led to a great deal of important, scientifically supported information. These studies have shown how to effectively prevent diabetes and its complications … Read more
Written by Ask Physician February 28, 2019 Contributor: Dr. Rita Kalyani, MD, MHS In the past 25 years, several large research studies in persons with prediabetes and diabetes have led to a great deal of important, scientifically supported information. These studies have shown how to effectively prevent diabetes and its complications and how, in some persons … Read more
New Grant Opportunity Seeks to Improve Prediabetes Recognition and Diabetes Prevention Strategies among African American and Hispanic Women. January 30, 2019 (Washington, D.C.) – The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) is partnering with the American Medical Association (AMA) and Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) to support the development of new approaches addressing prediabetes in populations … Read more
By Denise LeFever It was made very clear that Type II Diabetes is a Life Style disease, which I translated as the result of my decades of long work hours, global travel and a daily habit of restaurant meals. My diabetes education was full of dire predictions of what my future would look like … Read more
At age 47, Tamara Simmons knew she needed a heart transplant for a congenital defect but when the doctors asked her lose weight to help her heart before surgery, she knew time was running out; her heart was working at 50% capacity. At her first visit, Dr. Jennifer Kirby from UVA told her she also … Read more
LEARNS Project Lions Empowering and Aiding Regional Nurses in Schools Pilot Application for participating in the LEARNS joint project with the Virginia Diabetes Council Diabetes in Schools Committee, the Lions Club District 24-L, and the Virginia Dept. of Education, Virginia Association of School Nurses. Due date for submission in 2019 project: April 13, 2019 Background: … Read more
Virginia Diabetes Council… A Partnership for Prevention and Education In July of 2018, the Virginia Diabetes Council leadership decided it was time to re-imagine who they could be, and how they could best serve the diabetes communities of educators, professionals and patients across the Commonwealth. Following a two-day, intensive retreat, the board developed a new … Read more