Cleveland Pressures Hospitals To Keep ERs Open To All Ambulances
(By – Sarah Jane Tribble, Ideastream, via Kaiser health News) When East Cleveland’s emergency medical squad gets called to treat
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More Employers Offer Plans That Provide Lump Sums For Critical Illnesses
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Insurance policies that pay a lump sum if workers get cancer or another
Read MoreDo You Speak Health Insurance? It’s Not Easy.
(By – Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio, via Kaiser health News) Solicit opinions about health insurance and you’re almost guaranteed
Read MoreThe 2016 Outlook for Health Care Costs
In an article titled “How painful will health care costs be in 2016?” Larry Light of MONEYWATCH takes a look both
Read MoreEffect of Medicare Part D on the Availability of Medical Treatment for Patients With Glaucoma
(Source – US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health) Can federal legislation affect the availability of medical treatment for
Read MoreAn Analysis of Potential Overuse of CT Imaging
A December 28 publication in JAMA Internal Medicine points toward the possibility that increases in the emergency use of expensive computed
Read MoreNew NIH-funded memory drug moves into Phase 1 clinical study
(Source – National Institutes of Health) Collaboration between NIH and Tetra Discovery Partners leads to development of treatment that may
Read MoreStatement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 1321, S. 2425
(Source – whitehouse.gov) On Monday, December 28, 2015, the President signed into law: H.R. 1321, the “Microbead-Free Waters Act of
Read MoreForbes: The Cost of Health Now Over $4.9 trillion
Using an expanded approach to assessing the magnitude of health-related spending, Forbes Contributor Chris Conover pegs the overall tab at
Read MoreHospitals: No Place for Ailing Seniors?
Researchers are taking a serious look at the phenomenon facing hospitalized seniors–the phenomenon that they frequently are discharged in worse
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