• By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Mar 20, 2024

    Colorectal Cancer Alliance Offers Support Hub for Patients, Survivors & Caregivers

    Throughout 2024, Real World Health Care will be shining a spotlight on non-profit organizations that are working to end cancer as we know it by participating in the Cancer Moonshot Initiative coordinated through the White House. In this Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month edition, we focus on the Colorectal Cancer Alliance,…more.

    Categories: Cancer Moonshot
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Mar 6, 2024

    New Guidance Designed to Help Medicare Beneficiaries Manage Prescription Drug Costs

    Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Continuing the ongoing implementation of President Biden’s prescription drug pricing law, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week released the final part one guidance for the new Medicare Prescription Payment Plan. The guidance helps…more.

  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Feb 21, 2024

    Why People with Type 2 Diabetes Need to be Smart about Their Heart

    Diabetes is among the strongest risk factors for heart and vascular disease – up there with smoking and having high blood pressure or high cholesterol. Cardiovascular disease is the top cause of death among people with type 2 diabetes. Compared with those who do not have diabetes, women with the…more.

    Categories: Type 2 Diabetes
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Feb 7, 2024

    Engaging the LGBTQ+ Community in Tobacco Cessation

    In September 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a series of initiatives being undertaken by non-profit organizations to deliver on the promise of the White House Cancer Moonshot: to end cancer as we know it. One of those initiatives is a campaign to make tobacco cessation education materials more readily available…more.

    Categories: Cancer Moonshot
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Jan 24, 2024

    Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act: What You Need to Know

    According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Biden in August 2022, provides financial relief for millions of people with Medicare by improving access to affordable treatments and strengthening the Medicare Program for the long term. In the first year since the…more.

  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Nov 15, 2023

    HealthWell Foundation Launches Dedicated Web Page for Family Caregivers

    Editor’s Note: November is National Family Caregivers Month, an initiative spearheaded by Caregiver Action Network, which has established the theme #CaregiversConnect for NFC Month 2023. #CaregiversConnect highlights the many ways in which caregivers connect. These can include talking with another caregiver in the waiting room at the doctor’s office and…more.

    Categories: Caregiving
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Nov 1, 2023

    Organization Skills Required: Coordinating Medical Care for Your Loved One

    Family caregivers of a loved one with cancer wear many different hats: nurse, chef, driver, financial planner, housecleaner, physical and emotional supporter, and more. Many caregivers also find themselves playing another vital role: care coordinator. Cancer Support Community (CSC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to uplifting and strengthening people impacted…more.

    Categories: Caregiving
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Oct 25, 2023

    HealthWell Foundation to Support Cancer Moonshot

    The HealthWell Foundation was honored to recently have been recognized by the Cancer Moonshot Initiative for its past efforts and future commitments to assist oncology patients. The Cancer Moonshot Initiative, coordinated through The White House, is mobilizing efforts nationally to prevent more than four million cancer deaths by 2047 and…more.

    Categories: Barriers to Care
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Oct 18, 2023

    Oral Oncolytics Offer Advantages & Pose Challenges for Cancer Patients

    Oral oncolytics – targeted cancer medications self-administered in pill form at home instead of intravenously in a cancer clinic or the hospital – have freed patients from the burdens associated with commutes to and from, and hours spent in infusion centers. However, while these oral medications are equally as efficacious…more.

    Categories: Barriers to Care
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Oct 4, 2023

    Food as Medicine: Free Program Provides Medically Tailored Meals to People Living with HIV, Cancer in the St. Louis Region

    Swamps. Deserts. Mirages. The terms refer to more than just our geographic environment. They also can be used to refer to our food environment or the food that is available to us day-to-day. Food deserts are geographic areas in which residents have limited access to healthy food, such as fresh…more.