Dueling Star Ratings May Confuse Some Home Health Patients
(By – Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News) Patients looking for home health care services will be impressed if they check
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Health Care – General
Women Increasingly Having Outpatient Mastectomies, New Federal Data Show
(By – Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News) More women with breast cancer — and an increasing number without — are
Read MoreUrging Openness About Superbug Infections, Doctor Omits Cases In Own Hospital
(By – Chad Terhune, Kaiser health News) As superbug outbreaks raised alarm across the country last year, a prominent doctor
Read MoreCMS, Health Care Community Develop Standardized Quality Measures
(Source – CMS.gov) A collaboration between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed on a set of “core
Read MoreNIH-supported trials test hormonal therapy in older men with low testosterone levels
(Source – National Institutes of Health) A preliminary study of testosterone therapy in older men with low levels of the
Read MoreTask Force: Not Enough Evidence To Recommend ‘For Or Against’ Universal Autism Screening For Very Young Kids
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) Sparking strong reaction from doctors and child development experts, an influential task force
Read MoreNeedle Exchanges Can Now Get Federal Funding
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) At precisely 8:30 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, the doors to the needle
Read MoreQuest For Blood Pressure Cuff Highlights Inequality
(By – Rachel Bluth, Capital News Service, via Kaiser Health News) The doctor told Sharlene Adams to get a blood
Read MoreAt Clinic, Poverty Magnifies Health Problems
(By – Lauren Burns, Capital News Service, via Kaiser Health News) Rhonda Jones began seeing doctors at a Total Health
Read MoreTaking a Look at Candidate’s Positions on Health Care
The Chairman of Physicians for a National Health Program’s Missouri chapter, Dr. Ed Weisbart provides a summary of the positions on health
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