Fewer people are dying from gunshots in Chicago: Stroger hospital is a big reason why
(By Jessica Kim Cohen, Morgan Haefner and Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) In early August, a series of shootings
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Health Care – General
Aetna to sell its Medicare Part D drug plan
In the hopes of winning regulatory approval from the Trump administration, Aetna has agreed to sell its Medicare Part D
Read More25 top-rated Medicare plans for 2018
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The National Committee for Quality Assurance released its rankings for Medicare plans in 2018-19. NCQA
Read MoreAre you avoiding or delaying medical procedures due to the cost?
Health care costs the average retiree $499 a month when you consider the various deductibles, co-pays, and premiums associated with
Read MoreCan’t Get Comfortable In Your Chair? Here’s What You Can Do
(By Michaeleen Doucleff for NPR) About a hundred years ago, something devious started happening in our homes and offices, in
Read MoreMarket-based health care reform
In James C. Capretta’s review of the two competing visions for market-driven health care – “managed competition” or consumer-led purchasing
Read MorePuppies are making people sick — and it’s people’s fault
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that have infected more than 100 people and that have been linked to
Read MoreFitbit launches coaching service for health systems, payers
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fitbit unveiled a connected health platform on its new Fitbit Plus app Sept. 19,
Read MoreThe Homeless Get Sick; ‘Street Medicine’ Is There for Them
(By David Montgomery for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts) FORT WORTH, Texas — Toting a huge olive-green
Read MoreMedicare’s three day stay rule encouraging unnecessary spending
The findings from a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests, the three-day hospital stay rule
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