Is the Hospital Quality Star Ratings Accurate?
Sixty percent of the US Senators are calling for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to delay release of
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Health Care – General
$250 Million for Cancer Immunotherapy
Sean Parker, founder of Napster and founding president of Facebook is giving $250 million to six cancer centers nationwide for
Read MoreHealth Care’s Hard Realities On The Reservation: A Photo Essay
(By Misha Friedman for Kaiser Health News) Cody Pedersen and his wife, Inyan, know that in an emergency they will
Read MoreCan Smartphones Diagnose Cancer?
Currently there are more than 165,000 smartphone apps on health and wellness available for you to download but some are
Read MoreCMS launches largest-ever multi-payer initiative to improve primary care in America
(Source – CMS.gov) New Affordable Care Act initiative, designed to improve quality and cost, gives doctors and patients more control
Read MoreA Dearth Of Hospital Beds For Patients In Psychiatric Crisis
(By – Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News) When Pam Lipp’s 18-year-old daughter Amanda needed to be admitted to a psychiatric
Read MoreEven Under Parity Rules, Plans May Charge Higher Specialty Copays For Counseling
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) This week I addressed reader questions about insurance coverage for mental health counseling and infertility,
Read MoreThe Role of Technology in Managing Diabetes
The number of Americans dealing with diabetes, coupled with the even larger number of Americans with prediabetes conditions, is so enormous
Read MoreHospitals Eye Community Health Workers To Cultivate Patients’ Successes
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) Donnie Missouri, 58, doesn’t have medical training. He started his health career in the
Read MoreA Quick Primer on Health Insurer Terminology
It’s a good idea to periodically re-acquaint oneself with the definition of terminology thrown around in the health care industry,
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