The government is looking into alternative treatments in response to the opioid crisis
Medicare is considering whether to start covering acupuncture treatments as an alternative to additive pain medications. To provide “more evidence-based
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Health Care – General
Some generics can cost Medicare recipients more than brand-name drugs
According to new research by health policy experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina at
Read MoreUnitedHealthcare launches hearing business: 4 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare, the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, rolled out a hearing business called
Read MoreState Lawmakers Eye Federal Dollars To Boost Mental Health Counseling By Peers
(By Rob Waters for Kaiser Health News) It’s 1 p.m. on a balmy Oakland afternoon as residents of Great Expectations
Read MoreHave Cancer, Must Travel: Patients Left In Lurch After Hospital Closes
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) FORT SCOTT, Kan. — One Monday in February, 65-year-old Karen Endicott-Coyan gripped
Read MoreMajority of retirees concerned with physical health
According to a recent survey conducted by UnitedHealthcare, nearly 70 percent of Americans ages 62 and older named physical health
Read More71% of Americans aware of antibiotic resistance, yet confusion remains: 4 stats from a new data report
(By Anne-Marie Kommers for Becker’s Hospital Review) Seventy-one percent of the public says they have heard of and know the
Read MoreData Note: Public Awareness Around Antibiotic Resistance
(By Cailey Munana, Ashley Kirzinger, lunna Lopes, Liz Hamel, and Mollyann Brodie for Kaiser Family Foundation) This data note examines
Read MoreWhy You Should Take A Peek At Your Doctor’s Notes On Your Health
(By Victoria Knight for Kaiser Health News) When Pamela DeSalvo read the clinical note from her doctor’s visit, the words
Read MoreKFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2019: Health Care in the Democratic Primary and Medicare-for-all
(By Ashley Kirzinger, Cailey Munana, Lunna Lopes, Liz Hamel, and Mollyann Brodie for Kaiser Family Foundation) Health care is leading
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