Medicare Savings Programs
Are you aware there are three programs referred to as the Medicare Savings Programs that may help you with your
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Author: Eileen Cook
How Flawed Science Is Undermining Good Medicine
(By David Greene for NPR) A surprising medical finding caught the eye of NPR’s veteran science correspondent Richard Harris in
Read MoreTo Help Ward Off Alzheimer’s, Think Before You Eat
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Diets designed to boost brain health, targeted largely at older adults, are a
Read More88% of second opinions from Mayo physicians result in different or refined diagnosis, study finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) A number of patients referred to Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic for a diagnosis
Read MoreA Few Hard Truths about Healthcare
In Michael D. Tanner’s commentary “Hard Truths about Health Care”, he writes “whoever eventually comes up with a replacement for
Read MoreSmall Self-Insured Employer Health Plans Bill
The House members voted 234-184 to proceed with consideration of H.R. 1304, the Self-Insurance Protection Act bill. Read article here… Notice: The link provided
Read MoreStudy: Physicians spend 50% of their day on ‘desktop medicine’
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) A study in Health Affairs investigated how physicians split their time between
Read MoreChargemaster prices have ‘limited relationship’ to hospital quality at best, study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A study in Health Affairs found although hospitals’ chargemasters may reflect strategic business
Read MorePolitical uncertainty doesn’t change long-term outlook for healthcare, Fitch says
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fitch Ratings said it maintains a stable outlook and sector rating for healthcare,
Read MoreFor Better Or Worse, Trump And GOP Now Own Health Care
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Ownership of the Affordable Care Act has officially been transferred from President Barack
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