Preparing for the a Breakout Year for the Zika Virus
With 5,100 people in the United States already infected, Florida officials and federal public health experts are keeping a careful
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Author: Eileen Cook
Cost of Cancer Drugs Reaching $250,000
Newer cancer drugs that enlist the body’s immune system can now cost up to $250,000 a year, but competition between
Read MoreBoomerang Seniors: Aging Adults Move To Be Near Mom Or Dad
(By Sharon Jayson for Kaiser Health News) Like many peers in their 70s, Lois and Richard Jones of Media, Pa.,
Read MoreInsurance Premium Costs Under Obamacare Regulations
In a new analysis from Milliman, Management Consulting Company, found Obamacare caused premiums to rise for various reasons, chief among
Read MoreEpiPen Recall
On Friday, Mylan NV said that its manufacturing partner for EpiPen devices had expanded a recall of the life-saving allergy
Read MoreTax Deduction and Medicare
Medicare premiums for Part B, Part D, supplement premiums for added insurance, out-of-pocket costs (such as copayments, prescription expenses) are
Read MoreA deadly strain of tuberculosis was killing homeless men. Here’s how one county fought back
(By Max Blau for STAT) ATLANTA ― Just three years ago, a tuberculosis outbreak here put Georgia on the verge
Read MoreAnthem says it’s ‘more successful’ than Cigna at cutting medical costs
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Although the Justice Department has said a merger between Indianapolis-based Anthem and Bloomfield,
Read MoreIn the state with the highest medical debt, it’s the middle class who carries the burden
(By Max Blau for STAT) Americans are no strangers to medical debt, and the burden is most severe in Mississippi, where
Read MoreStudy: Texans paid approximately 10 times more at EDs than urgent care centers for same diagnosis
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Texans are likely to pay more at freestanding emergency departments than at hospital-based
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