Healthcare affordability scorecard: Where does your state rank?
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Massachusetts topped the list of a new scorecard rating states on their adoption
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Health Care – General
It’s time to get schooled on key healthcare concepts
The findings from a new HSA Bank report shows only 51 percent of Americans know what copay they’re liable for
Read MoreU.S. Alcohol-Related Deaths Have Doubled, Study Says
(By Vanessa Romo and Allison Aubrey for NPR) More Americans are ordering more rounds and that’s leading to more funerals,
Read MoreReduce Health Costs By Nurturing The Sickest? A Much-Touted Idea Disappoints
(By Dan Gorenstein and Leslie Walker for Kaiser Health News) Improving health and lowering costs for the sickest and most
Read MoreAntibiotics need a special place in the drug pricing debate
(By Allan Coukell for STAT) Melinta Therapeutics, one of the few companies to recently bring a new antibiotic to market,
Read MoreResearchers lay groundwork for drugs to cure C. diff
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Federally funded research published this week could offer scientists the building blocks needed to create
Read MoreFEHB premiums change for new retirees
With the surge of federal employees retiring around this time of the year, they should be aware of the impact
Read MoreExtending ‘Healthspan’: Brain Scientists Tap Into The Secrets Of Living Well Longer
(By Sharon Jayson for Kaiser Health News) AUSTIN, Texas — Retired state employees Vickey Benford, 63, and Joan Caldwell, 61,
Read MoreChoose The Best Diet For You
(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) Fad diets come and go. And, there’s no one diet that’s best for everyone. So,
Read MoreCoping With Loss Of Hospital, Rural Town Realizes: We Don’t Need A Hospital
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) FORT SCOTT, Kan. ― Dr. Max Self grabbed a sanitary wipe and
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