The Subject Is How To Cut The Cost Of Health Treatments

How to Cut the Cost of Health Treatments?
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Arao, R. K., Michelle, Y. O., Barrett, T., Chockalingam, L., Khan, F., Kumar, A., . . . Shah, B. J. (2017). Strengthening value-based medication management in a free clinic for the uninsured: Quality interventions aimed at reducing costs and enhancing adherence. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports, 6(2) doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000069
There is increased spending on pharmaceuticals in the US and as the costs rise whereby minimizing costs without affecting the quality of health services includes strategies to improve high-value care. There are cost-saving and quality improvement opportunities when promoting value- conscious improving adherence to medication. The study participants included adults of East Harlem, who were uninsured where there were efforts to reduce pharmaceutical costs.
Brill, A. (2017). How the Next FDA Commissioner Can Address Drug Prices by Promoting Drug Competition. Matrix Global Advisors. Retrieved from http://getmga.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FDAdrugcompetition.pdf
To Brill (2017) improved pharmaceutical competition would increase cost savings in the US health care industry, and the FDA is increasingly looking into ways to reduce drug costs. The article further highlights that FDA is more proactive to implement strategies to reduce drug prices including facilitating the supply of genre drugs and reviewing drugs.
Dalton, K., & Byrne, S. (2017). Role of the pharmacist in reducing healthcare costs: current insights. Integrated pharmacy research & practice, 6, 37–46. doi:10.2147/IPRP.S108047
The study points out that reducing healthcare costs should be a top priority for the pharmacists where medication errors and inappropriate prescribing remain issues in the industry. Since healthcare costs are increasing the researchers highlight that pharmacists can play a more prominent role to improve cost savings and reduce costs.
Han, E., Chae, S. M., Kim, N. S., & Park, S. (2015). Effects of pharmaceutical cost containment policies on doctors’ prescribing behavior: Focus on antibiotics. Health Policy, 119(9), 1245-1254. 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.05.005
The researchers focused on the effectiveness of reducing in prescription spending among physicians in South Korea where pharmaceutical spending management was singled out as...