Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans’ List of Health Care Worries
By Judith Graham for KFF Health News on July 3, 2024 What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it
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FDA approves a second Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow disease
By The Associated Press NPR July 2, 2024 WASHINGTON — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow
Read MoreWhat is ‘quality’? NAHQ campaign aims to standardize definition
(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review) The National Association for Healthcare Quality announced a new campaign July 1 aimed
Read MoreThe Concierge Catch: Better Access for a Few Patients Disrupts Care for Many
(By John Rossheim for KFF Health News) “You had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn’t going to see
Read MoreIt’s called an urgent care emergency center — but which is it?
(By Renuka Rayasam, Emily Siner for NPR) One evening last December, Tieqiao Zhang felt severe stomach pain. After it subsided
Read MorePrior authorization is ‘wreaking havoc’: AMA survey
(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review) Prior authorization is “wreaking havoc” on patient outcomes, physician burnout and productivity, a
Read MoreWhat patients want from healthcare in 2024: Survey
(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review) As healthcare changes, what patients need from providers and hospitals is changing too
Read MoreEnd of Pandemic Internet Subsidies Threatens a Health Care Lifeline for Rural America
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for KFF Health News) FORT HALL RESERVATION, Idaho — Myrna Broncho realized just how necessary an
Read MoreKFF’s Health Policy 101
By Dr Drew Altman for Kaiser Family Foundation on May 28, 2024 I have long planned to create an online
Read MoreFlorida seniors get new option for mental health help from home
By Cindy Krischer Goodman for South Florida Sun Sentinel on June 3, 2024 Medicare enrollees in Florida now have greater
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