Improper Payments by Medicare and Medicaid On the Rise?
At a hearing on Tuesday, members of a House oversight panel raised concerns about a rising number of improper Medicare
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Baby Boomers Will Not Be as Healthy as We Thought
A new report from United Health Foundation finds the next generation of senior citizens (current ages 50 to 64) will
Read MoreMosquito Hunters Set Traps Across Houston, Search For Signs Of Zika
(By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media for Kaiser Health News) Mosquito control is serious business in Harris County, Texas. The
Read MoreCVS MinuteClinics: A Cure For Long Wait Times At Veterans Affairs?
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for Kaiser Health News) Struggling with long wait times, the Veterans Affairs Health Care System is
Read MoreFDA Considering Pricey Implant As Treatment For Opioid Addiction
(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) Amid a raging opioid epidemic, many doctors and families in the U.S.
Read MoreMedicare’s Drug-Pricing Experiment Stirs Opposition
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) A broad proposal by Medicare to change the way it pays for some
Read MoreAnother Court Ruling Against Obamacare
Federal Court Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled in House of Representatives V Burwell that the cost-sharing reimbursements authorized under the ACA’s
Read MoreDelay in Terminating Medicare Advantage Contracts
A bill introduced by Reps. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Jim McDermott (D-WA); Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016,
Read MoreGoing After the Bad While Keeping the Good
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, is testing an experimental drug, Debio 1452 that targets the bacteria that
Read MoreA Doctor Yearns For A Return To The Time When Physicians Were ‘Artisans’
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) In his recent book, “The Finest Traditions of My Calling,” Dr. Abraham Nussbaum,
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