ICD-10: A Look Back at 2015
(Source – CMS.gov) While there were many things to celebrate during 2015, we at the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid
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Author: Gerry Hafer
Medicare Prescription Part B and Part D Drug Costs Analyzed
A report posted on www.biopharmadive.com by Nicole Gray delves into the information available via CMS’ new online spending database for prescription
Read MoreCMS Quality Strategy
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to build a health care delivery system
Read MoreHHS Touts Strong Enrollment Numbers In Coveted Young Adult Demographic
More than 8.2 million people have signed up or renewed health coverage on the federal marketplace for 2016. Of those,
Read MoreHands Off That Frozen Pizza! Docs Advise Customers As They Shop
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) When Lisa Tamura goes to the grocery store, she usually picks up a
Read MorePharmacists Prescribing Birth Control And What It Means For Wider Access To The Pill
(Source – Kaiser Health News) California and Oregon have passed laws allowing women to bypass their doctors and get birth
Read MoreER Doctors Say Federal Rules Could Raise Patients’ Out-Of-Network Bills
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Two professional organizations representing emergency doctors warn that a new federal rule could lead
Read MoreJan. 20 Event: The Future of U.S. Global Health Policy & Programs
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) As the U.S. enters a Presidential election year and the larger global health and development
Read MoreSpeeding up brain’s waste disposal may slow down neurodegenerative diseases
(Source – National Institutes of Health) A study of mice shows how proteasomes, a cell’s waste disposal system, may break
Read MoreInternational study reveals new genetic clues to age-related macular degeneration
(Source – National Institutes of Health) An international study of about 43,000 people has significantly expanded the number of genetic
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