In England the National Health Service (NHS) is made up of regional health authorities and one regional may invest more in newer drugs than another. Or in some cases a regional NHS health authority budgets a set amount for certain drugs and when the money is gone the drugs becomes unavailable. This means a high-priced cancer drug may be available in one area while not in another.
Category: Cost of Healthcare
Wednesday Links
- Are foreign trained doctors better than US trained doctors? I doubt it.
- Why we need health insurance companies.
- Other than Medicare Advantage, no health plan wants a sick person.
- Oz and RFK, Jr. clash over weight loss drugs.
- Only 9% of tax filers today itemize deductions, and they are almost all of them are millionaires and billionaires. So why not get rid of them and move to a flat tax?
Doctors Taught Little About Nutrition Even Though Half of Medical Costs are Diet-Related
Heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes and Alzheimer’s are the most expensive disease burdens in the United States, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).