Social Security, Medicare clash comes down to what constitutes a ‘cut’
By Mike Lillis for The Hill on 3/6/2023 The coming battles over the nation’s safety-net programs are beginning with an
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Health Care – General
One type of artificial sweetener may increase heart attack risk, preliminary study says
(By Matthew Herper for STAT) The sweetener erythritol, which is becoming increasingly popular in snack bars and low-sugar ice cream
Read MoreHigh-deductible health plans are moving health outcomes in the wrong direction
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) As the number of Americans enrolled in high-deductible health plans continues to grow,
Read MoreThe radical proposal to let Medicare and Social Security lapse, explained
By Dylan Scott on February 16, 2023 for Vox Sen. Rick Scott wants every government program — even entitlements —
Read MoreImproving patient safety shouldn’t be a financial calculation
By Michael L Millenson on February 17, 2023 for Stat News A recent study of medical error published in The
Read MoreCan food be medicine? Will insurers cover it? And other big questions about a new health movement
By Nicholas Florko on February 16, 2023 for Stat News WASHINGTON — After nearly forty years of obscurity, the “food
Read MoreHow seniors could lose in the Medicare political wars
By Julie Rovner on February 16, 2023 for npr The Medicare wars are back, and almost no one in Washington
Read MoreHHS unveils 3 new drug price models
By Mackenzie Bean and Paige Twenter On February 14, 2023 for Becker’s Hospital Review HHS is taking aim at high
Read MoreArmed With Hashtags, These Activists Made Insulin Prices a Presidential Talking Point
By Bram Sable-Smith on February 15, 2023 for Kaiser Health News Hannah Crabtree got active on Twitter in 2016 to find more
Read MoreLasers, robots, and tiny electrodes are transforming treatment of severe epilepsy
By John Hamilton on February 14, 2023 for NPR When Tom’s epileptic seizures could no longer be controlled with drugs,
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