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Medicare HMO Costs May Prevent Cancer Patients From Enrolling In Clinical Trials, Study Finds

If one is over 65 and diagnosed with cancer, is possible that Medicare may offer more choices? The same old problem, access for seniors. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has made clinical trial participation a national priority, so does this...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 8:06 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, clinical trials, HMO
You gotta play to win – medication clinical trials lottery?

Aetna sponsoring a clinical trial, see if cash incentives helps derive compliance with taking medication. Participants have a one in five chance to win $10….trial goes on for 6 months. Everybody gets a dollar amount to begin, and then $3.00...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2008 11:01 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Prescriptions, clinical trials, lottery, medicaitons
FDA to have access to CMS Medicare Data Base...and other government agencies as well in time...

A couple weeks ago I had a couple posts referencing the partner ship with Anthem Blue Cross with utilizing their data bases for such a project as well...The new FDA white paper, titled "The Sentinel Initiative -- A National Strategy for Monitoring...

Published Thu, May 05 2008 3:10 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, My Commentaries, Genomics, healthcare, Health IT, Security, FDA, clinical trials, Medicare Part D, HL7, data bases

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You gotta play to win – medication clinical trials lottery?

FDA to have access to CMS Medicare Data Base...and other government agencies as well in time...