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Analysis Finds Specialty Drugs Rank High Among Medicaid’s Most Costly Outpatient Drugs

Jul 15, 2016

News Release

Costly specialty drugs, such as those used to treat Hepatitis C and HIV, are among the most costly medications in state Medicaid programs, chiefly because of their high prices for a course of treatment, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medicaid’s most costly outpatient drugs. Abilify, an antiphsychotic used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, was the most costly drug in state Medicaid programs overall in the new analysis, which…

Analysis Finds End-of-Life Medicare Spending Declines With Age Among Seniors

Jul 14, 2016

News Release

Among beneficiaries who died in 2014, Medicare spent significantly more per person on medical services for seniors in their late sixties and early seventies than on older beneficiaries, according to a new data note from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The analysis comes at a time when physicians can now be reimbursed by Medicare for end-of-life care discussions with their patients. The analysis of Medicare claims data through 2014 finds that among those who died in…

Medicare Spending at the End of Life: A Snapshot of Beneficiaries Who Died in 2014 and the Cost of Their Care

Jul 14, 2016

Issue Brief

This data note provides a snapshot of Medicare beneficiaries who died in 2014 and their Medicare spending at the end of life. It examines Medicare per capita spending trends over time since 2000 and in 2014, both overall and by type of service, for beneficiaries in traditional Medicare who died in a given year compared to those who survived the year.

Web Event: Rx Drugs and the U.S. Health System – A Conversation About Drug Prices

Event Date: Jul 7, 2016

Event

The Kaiser Family Foundation will host a web conversation to discuss the drivers of recent and forecasted trends in prescription drug spending and examine how drug prices are set.

Visualizing Health Policy: A Snapshot of Cancer Spending and Outcomes

Jun 21, 2016

News Release

This Visualizing Health Policy infographic provides details on cancer spending and outcomes in the United States.

What Are the Current Costs and Outcomes Related to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders?

May 6, 2016

Feature

Mental health and substance use disorders, including addiction to opioids, are the leading cause of disease burden in the United States, and the U.S. has the highest mortality rate for these disorders among similarly wealthy countries. This slideshow explores the prevalence, outcomes, access to care, and costs of mental health disorders and substance abuse in the United States.

Most Americans Say Federal and State Governments Are Not Doing Enough to Combat Prescription Painkiller and Heroin Abuse; Large Majorities Believe Wide Range of Strategies Would be Effective

May 3, 2016

News Release

As the White House and Congress continue to debate new funding and other actions to address the nation’s opioid epidemic, the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that most Americans believe the federal government is not doing enough to combat the recent increases in the number of people who are addicted to prescription painkillers (66%) or heroin (62%). State governments fare no better in the public’s view, with similarly large shares saying they aren’t doing…

Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Pennsylvania Residents

Apr 13, 2016

Poll Finding

The Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Pennsylvania Residents measures Pennsylvanians’ opinions about a selection of health issues, including which issues they believe state policymakers should prioritize, opinions about prescription painkiller abuse, and experiences accessing and paying for health care. The survey was conducted March 7-15, 2016 among a representative sample of 804 adults ages 18 and over living in Pennsylvania.

Recent Trends in Prescription Drug Costs

Apr 5, 2016

Feature

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Visualizing Health Policy: Recent Trends in Prescription Drug Costs

Apr 5, 2016

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