Tag Archives: Support

Support for Drug Price Negotiation Brings Partisans Together in the U.S.

Most U.S. adults across political parties favor allowing the Federal government authority to negotiate for drug prices — even after hearing the arguments against the health policy. Drug price negotiation, say by the Medicare program, is a unifying public policy in the current era of political schisms in America, based on the findings in a… Read More »

Majority of burned-out clinical support staff point to patient communications as the culprit

A study published this week from the patient experience vendor WELL Health found that the vast majority of frontline clinical support staff are reporting moderate to extreme burnout.   Nearly two-thirds say they’ve considered switching jobs or quitting due to stress.   “While much has been reported on doctor and nurse burnout, less attention has… Read More »

Large review finds some evidence that peer support is beneficial in HIV care

A review of the evidence for peer support has found that retention in care, antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and viral suppression may be improved for those involved in peer support programmes compared to those who were not. Dr Rigmor Berg of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health showed that peer support may be helpful for… Read More »