Medicare is using one of its biggest hammers to try to fix the dialysis system: how providers are paid
(By Isabella Cueto for STAT) Chronic kidney disease, already a problem affecting millions of Americans, is only expected to become
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Private Equity Sees the Billions in Eye Care as Firms Target High-Profit Procedures
(By Lauren Weber for Kaiser Health News) ST. LOUIS — Christina Green hoped cataract surgery would clear up her cloudy
Read MoreHome telehealth program for COVID-19 patients
(Source – news.va.gov) At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, medical centers across the globe worked tirelessly to
Read MoreStates ranked by telehealth usage among Medicare recipients
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare beneficiaries in urban and more densely populated states were more likely to
Read MoreHospitals Divert Primary Care Patients to Health Center ‘Look-Alikes’ to Boost Finances
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) A growing number of hospitals are outsourcing often-unprofitable outpatient services for their poorest
Read MoreUnitedHealth, Walmart partner on value-based senior care, will launch co-branded health plan
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group and Walmart are partnering around a value-based care model for Medicare
Read MoreJudge invalidates parts of the ACA that mandate health coverage of many preventive services and drugs
(By Bob Herman for STAT) A federal judge in Texas has ruled that parts of the Affordable Care Act mandating
Read MoreNo-cost VA flu shots for eligible Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) Getting a flu shot protects you, your family and your community. And if needed, you can safely
Read MoreWhere every insurance premium dollar goes
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) For every premium dollar that is spent, 82.4 cents goes toward prescription drugs and
Read More‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Live’: Anxious Older Adults Try to Cope With Limited Budgets
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Economic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring
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