As new and lethal opioids flood U.S. streets, crime labs race to identify them
(By Max Blau for STAT) ATLANTA — The yellow pills had already killed four before landing in Brian Hargett’s lab
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Author: Eileen Cook
The Price of Two Cancer Drugs Were Raised for the Second Time this Year
Amgen Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries have raised the price of their cancer drugs (Blincyto and Treanda, respectively) last week
Read MoreSecond Sight (EYES) Announces Expansion Of Medicare Coverage For Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System To 11 Additional States And The District Of Columbia
Argus II Can Now Be Covered in Seven of 12 Medicare Administrative Contractor Jurisdictions, representing a total of 28 states,
Read MoreAs Seniors Get Sicker, They’re More Likely To Drop Medicare Advantage Plans
(By Fred Schulte for NPR) When Sol Shipotow enrolled in a new Medicare Advantage health plan earlier this year, he
Read More23andMe: Direct to Consumer Genetic Test without Prescription
23andMe, the first company to win approval from the FDA to sell “direct to consumer” genetic test for five diseases
Read MoreEmployees Clamoring for Voluntary Benefit Supplement Plans to Help Pay for Out-of-Pocket Expenses
According to Colonial Life’s white paper, “Big Picture Benefits: Looking past health care reform to a stronger benefits program,” found
Read MoreUnitedHealthcare to invest $18.3M in Michigan affordable housing complexes
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare will invest $18.3 million in two affordable housing complexes in
Read MoreMedicare Site Neutral Payment Reform
Policy makers have been looking at how and where Medicare can be modernized, but they have overlooked the most obvious:
Read MoreGlobal ransomware ‘Petya’ hits Merck, Pennsylvania health system: 5 things to know
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) A ransomware variant reportedly called “Petya” hit computer systems across the globe
Read MoreWill Illinois Need to Immediately Pay Down $2.8 Billion of Unpaid Medicaid Bills?
Today, June 30, 2017, U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow will rule whether or not the state of Illinois will need
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