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(By Taylor Sisk for Kaiser Health News) WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — Every movement needs a champion, and in the largely rural

Increased Spending on Specialty Drugs

A report released by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (the national federation of 36 independent, locally operated Blue Cross

(By Robert Moffitt for The Daily Signal) The Obama administration has proposed regulatory changes in payment for Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage plans began in 1995 offering health insurance equal to or beyond what original Medicare covered. Although Medicare Advantage

(By Lydia Zuraw for Kaiser Health News) new label on some of the steaks in your grocery store highlights a

(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Looking for ways to save money and improve care, Medicare officials are returning

Signed into law a year ago, the process to replace the Social Security number on Medicare cards with a new, randomly

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is testing a program that “will work with medical practices to test

In response to a question from a reader, Columnist David Meyers, in a post on bellinghamherald.com, reports on Medicare’s disinterest

Myriad Genetics held patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA 2 genes until 2013 and tested more than 1 million patients