November 2019 – Page 5 – medicarereport.org

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Walmart opened its first freestanding health center in September, and the retail

A drug maker courted controversy when it shut out a family-run rival. Now some patients say the medicine isn’t working

(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) Last February, Barbara Moore switched to a new medicine to combat a rare

(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for Kaiser Health News) As huge swaths of California burned last fall, federal health officials descended

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Federal lawmakers are considering various legislative fixes to protect patients from unanticipated

(By Joe Palca for NPR) It’s not easy to treat viral infections. Just ask anyone with a bad cold or

(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) An estimated 35,000 Americans die of antibiotic-resistant infections each year — one every

Medicare Advantage Plans, also known as Medicare Part C or MA Plans, which are offered by private insurers that contract

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Teva Pharmaceuticals will resume producing the vital cancer drug vincristine after a

For most employers, it is open enrollment season a time when employees often overlook one of the best deals around:

(By Rachel Dolan for The Kaiser Family Foundation) Drug prices are at the center of health policy debates at both