CMS Expands Coverage of Lung Cancer Screening with Low Dose Computed Tomography
(Source – www.cms.gov) Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing a national coverage determination (NCD) that
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Health Care – General
Higher out-of-pocket costs may sway cancer patients’ decisions, study says
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cancer patients who have health plans with high deductibles may approach treatment differently because of
Read MoreRural Communities Left Hurting Without a Hospital, Ambulance or Doctors Nearby
(By Andy Miller for Kaiser Health News) STATENVILLE, Ga. — Georgia’s Echols County, which borders Florida, could be called a
Read MoreHelpful advice for handling holiday stress
(Source – blogs.va.gov) Holidays can be stressful for Veterans and caregivers. VA Pittsburgh staff offer tips on how to manage
Read MoreLocal Pharmacists Fill Rx Void as Big Brands Pull Out of Rural Areas
(By Markian Hawryluk for Kaiser Health News) Bill Mather, a pharmacist in the small Iowa city of Greenfield, wanted to
Read More‘I Can Go Anywhere’: How Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD
(By Stephanie O’Neill for Kaiser Health News) It was supper time in the Whittier, California, home of Air Force veteran
Read More3 takeaways from the emergence of the ‘Delta Plus’ coronavirus variant
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Yet another version of the coronavirus is getting global attention, this one dubbed AY.4.2. It
Read MoreERs are now swamped with seriously ill patients — but most don’t even have COVID
(By Kate Wells for NPR) Inside the Emergency Department at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan, staff are struggling to care for
Read MoreDirect Primary Care, With a Touch of Robin Hood
(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) MODESTO, Calif. — Britta Foster and Minerva Tiznado are in different leagues
Read More‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Joanne Whitney, 84, a retired associate clinical professor of pharmacy at the University
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