Dr. Ken Thorpe on WHHI-TV in Beaufort, SC on National Diabetes Heart Connection Day
November 9, 2018
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Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposed Changes to Medicare Part B
October 25, 2018 (Washington, D.C.) Addressing the burden of chronic disease to promote better health acutely depends upon enhancing not restricting access to evidence-based preventive and medical care, including physician-administered prescription drugs. We have grave concerns that the
Press release
Oct 25,2018
Chronic disease makes navigating Medicare enrollment especially tricky
By Kevin Stankiewicz
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at 6:31 AM
Finding the right Medicare plan is important for all seniors -- but especially those with multiple, chronic diseases. The enrollment period began last week and runs through Dec. 7.
The Medicare open enrollment
In the news
Oct 23,2018
America Can't Afford to Ignore Gout Any Longer
By Kenneth Thorpe
August 30, 2018
Almost 4 million Americans suffer from gout, a form of inflammatory arthritis that causes devastating pain.
For decades, this disease largely flew under doctors’ radar. Experts mistakenly believed that gout-related spending
OP-ED
Sep 11,2018
Forum: Connecticut takes a big step toward lower drug costs
By Kenneth E. Thorpe
1:48 pm EDT
Monday, September 10, 2018
Connecticut residents could soon enjoy lower pharmacy bills.
Gov. Dannel Malloy just signed a law, H.B. 5384, designed to boost transparency among pharmacy benefit managers, health insurers, and drug manufacturers. The
OP-ED
Sep 11,2018
Curbing the Costs of Chronic Conditions
Government agencies, payers and providers are increasingly seeking to simplify care for patients with long-term health conditions.
U.S. News & World Report
By Gaby Galvin Staff Writer
Aug. 23, 2018, at 4:51 p.m.
CHRONIC DISEASES – including heart
In the news
Aug 24,2018
Getting to the heart of America's diabetes crisis
The Detriot News
August 8, 2018
About 30 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 1.5 million more are diagnosed each year. More than 25 percent of our seniors have diabetes, and minority populations are at the greatest risk of developing this disease. African Americans,
OP-ED
Aug 23,2018
Why Is Cancer Treatment So Expensive?
Cancer represents a big financial burden in the U.S., but an ounce of prevention might well be worth a pound of cure.
By Elaine K. Howley<https://www.usnews.com/topics/author/elaine-k-howley>, Contributor
June 20, 2018, at 10:14 a.m.
FOUNDING FATHER Benjamin Franklin knew
In the news
Jun 21,2018
Chronic diseases are taxing our health care system and our economy
The discussion of the soaring costs of health care in the U.S. often focuses on the high costs of treating diseases, rather than on the potential economic benefits of preventing them. Changes in lifestyle and diet could prevent many of the chronic
In the news
May 31,2018
Productivity and Income Impacts from Arthritic Conditions Considerable Across the U.S.
Total health care spending among gout patients is a staggering $53 billion annually
May 21, 2018 (Washington, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today released a new report, “Health Care Spending, Prevalence, Treatment, Health-Related Quality of Life and Productivity
Press release
May 21,2018