Dementia Also Takes Toll On Unpaid Caregivers, Study Shows
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser health News) Unpaid caregivers and family members spend more than 100 hours a month, on
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N.Y. Attorney General Reaches Agreement With Urgent Care Clinics In First ‘Surprise Medical Bill’ Action
(By – Julie Appleby, Kaiser health News) Four companies running urgent care centers in New York have agreed to disclose
Read MoreBipartisan Effort Revises Health Law Provision For Small Businesses
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) President Barack Obama signed legislation last week that makes a significant change in
Read MoreMedical Prices Higher In Areas Where Large Doctor Groups Dominate, Study Finds
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Prices for many common medical procedures are higher in areas where physicians are
Read MoreSpending on disease treatment has increased, but good health outcomes have too
(By – Cynthia Cox, Kaiser Family Foundation) The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently updated their disease-based health spending estimates with
Read MoreLeslie Michelson’s Checklist For Avoiding Diagnostic Errors – The KHN Conversation
(By – Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News) When the Institute of Medicine came out last month with a report saying almost
Read MoreAnalysis of 2016 Premium Changes in the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplaces
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) The chart and tables below present an updated analysis of changes in premiums for the
Read MoreKeiser Health News Poll Results – End-of-life Counseling and other issues
The results of a Kaiser Health Tracking Poll released 9/30 show that doctor-patient end-of-life talks are favored overwhelmingly by Medicare participants. Likewise, poll results
Read MoreAudit Trails for Ambulance Billings Difficult to Track
The Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general’s office casts some doubt on the validity of roughly $30 million
Read MoreThe Return of the House Call
Independence at Home, a Medicare-supported demonstration project in which a cohort of patients is receiving primary care in their homes, is proving
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