Study Sees Medicare Savings From Drug-Coated Stents
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Depending on whose interpretation of a new study one wants to believe, Medicare may â or may not â have saved money since the introduction of the stents in 2003.
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - Drug-coated heart stents are more likely to cause blood clots and other complications in certain high-risk cases and patients and doctors should be warned, a panel of medical experts advised on Friday.
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Growing evidence that deadly clots can form in drug-coated stents does not mean that the risks of using the devices the benefits, according to a panel of experts.
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Drug-coated stents that prop open the arteries of about 3 million people in the U.S. don't increase the risk of heart attack or death when used as labeled but may put patients at risk for blood clots, health advisers said Thursday.
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Johnson & Johnson's drug-coated stent  slightly outperformed Boston Scientific's version in reopening  arteries that had been clogged by lesions following the earlier  insertion of bare-metal stents, a study said on Tuesday.
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Heart patients aren&#39;t more likely to live long term after getting the artery-opening tubes called stents, according to a study released yesterday by researchers at Duke University.
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U.S. Medicare officials proposed  expanding coverage of carotid artery stenting procedures to  prevent strokes, the agency said in a statement on Thursday.
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Texas seniors could save an average $1,584 in prescription drug costs using the Medicare drug discount card program, according to a recent study.
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MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDay News) -- One part of the new Medicare drug plan passed by Congress earlier this year could live up to its advance clippings and save people a lot of money. But some people could end up spending more than &#36;750 out-of-pocket even after they participate in the program.
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Most patients with drug-coated stents face an increased risk of heart attacks and death, but it's unclear whether their already poor health or the devices are to blame, federal health advisers said Friday.
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel unanimously said the benefits of drug-coated heart stents outweigh their risks when used as directed, a Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday will consider the risks of drug-coated stents in patients with medical complications who are not approved for the artery-opening heart devices.
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Drug-coated heart stents on the U.S. market are associated with a small but significant risk of blood clots months after they are implanted, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on Tuesday.
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Most large employers will maintain prescription drug benefits for retirees after the Medicare drug insurance program begins in 2006, but many will be at reduced levels, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Low-income Medicare beneficiaries are projected to reap substantial savings from the new Part D prescription drug benefit; however, others may pay as much or more for their prescriptions after implementation of the law, a new analysis released by The
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Blood clotting is four to five times more likely in patients getting drug-coated heart devices known as stents, compared to the older bare-metal variety, according to a large data analysis released on Wednesday.
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Medicare's new prescription drug coverage should help most elderly, including some of the poorest beneficiaries, save money, but nearly a quarter will pay more for medicine, according to an analysis released on Monday.