U.S. Prescription Drug Spending Trends

February 1, 2019

There was an 18.5 percent increase in drug spending from 2015 to 2017, according to a new infographic by the American Hospital Association. The infographic examines prescription drug spending and the impact on hospitals and patients.

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Raritan Bay Medical Center

Raritan Bay Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health Family, is a not-for-profit community hospital with locations in Old Bridge and Perth Amboy. Raritan Bay is one of a few hospitals in the world to achieve Magnet Recognition for nursing excellence three times. The hospital is a New Jersey state-designated primary stroke center, a recipient of the American Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines® - Stroke Silver Plus, American Heart Association’s Heart Failure Gold and Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver Performance Achievement Awards recognizing high quality care of stroke and heart failure patients and patients experiencing a severe heart attack, respectively…

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Explore how next-generation laboratory management techniques can unlock the full potential of laboratory operations for efficient data management and analysis.

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A report in The Lancet provides the first global estimates of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in 2020, and suggests an additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder and 76 million cases of anxiety disorders were due to the pandemic. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders – which can increase the risk of other health outcomes such as suicide – were major contributors to the global burden of disease, affecting millions of men and women of all ages around the world. This study is the first to assess global impacts of the pandemic on major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders, quantifying the prevalence and burden of the disorders by age, sex, and location in 204 countries and territories in 2020.

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Raritan Bay Medical Center

Raritan Bay Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health Family, is a not-for-profit community hospital with locations in Old Bridge and Perth Amboy. Raritan Bay is one of a few hospitals in the world to achieve Magnet Recognition for nursing excellence three times. The hospital is a New Jersey state-designated primary stroke center, a recipient of the American Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines® - Stroke Silver Plus, American Heart Association’s Heart Failure Gold and Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver Performance Achievement Awards recognizing high quality care of stroke and heart failure patients and patients experiencing a severe heart attack, respectively…

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