May 2, 2018
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review says new CGRP inhibitor treatments for chronic and episodic migraine probably won’t be…
May 2, 2018
Migraine is one of the most prevalent neurological disorders worldwide, associated with substantial health, sociological and economic consequences. Yet ICER’s…
April 25, 2018
Migraine is one of the most prevalent neurological disorders worldwide, associated with substantial health, sociological, and economic consequences. The current…
April 24, 2018
During a recent visit with one of my Parkinson’s patients, we decided he was a good candidate for deep brain stimulation. The treatment can help relieve severe tremors, stiffness and slowness, hallmarks of the disease. But when my patient’s health insurer got involved, what should have been a straightforward treatment got unnecessarily complicated.
March 20, 2018
Is she nervous? Is she cold? Maybe she drank too much coffee. Could she be going through withdrawal? Maybe she’s just getting old.
March 16, 2018
Living with a movement disorder means living with stigma. Stares, whispers and pointing are just another part of the…
February 26, 2018
Waiting is a fact of life for patients with rare diseases such as cystic fibrosis.
Many of these men and women, whose disease causes wheezing and frequent lung infections, live waiting for new and effective medications. They have to delay activities due to symptoms that make breathing a struggle. They wait for treatment, fighting through health plan barriers such as prior authorization or awaiting the decision of opaque bureaucracies such as Medicaid pharmacy and therapeutics committees.
February 22, 2018
Patients covered by Medicaid in Kentucky and Indiana could soon find themselves in a difficult position. According to new rules, recipients must complete 80 hours of “community engagement” or risk losing their health coverage.
February 16, 2018
In a Tuesday policy panel sponsored by The Headache and Migraine Policy Forum, experts from across the health care and veterans support spectrum weighed in on how migraine and headache disorders impact veterans – and whether these women and men can access the treatment they need.
February 12, 2018
More than 3.4 million people in the United States live with epilepsy, a neurological disorder that can cause seizures and violent muscle spasms. This February 12, International Epilepsy Day, patients come together to share their experiences – including the struggle to access necessary medication.
