CMS Takes Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices and Increase Transparency
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) Today, the Trump Administration finalized improvements to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D, which provide seniors with
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Health Care Redesign
Will Washington State’s New ‘Public Option’ Plan Reduce Heath Care Costs?
(By Austin Jenkins for NPR) Millions of Americans who buy individual health insurance, and don’t qualify for a federal subsidy,
Read MoreCivica Rx picked Xellia Pharmaceuticals to make antibiotics for the hospitals in Civica’s network
A group of 800 hospitals created a nonprofit generic drugmaker called Civica Rx, just revealed the first two treatments they
Read MoreWalmart Charts New Course By Steering Workers To High-Quality Imaging Centers
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Walmart Inc., the nation’s largest private employer, is worried that too many of
Read MoreMississippi hospitals propose $20-a-month insurance plan
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Mississippi Hospital Association proposed offering residents who make too much to qualify
Read MoreFeds Want To Show Health Care Costs On Your Phone, But That Could Take Years
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Federal officials are proposing new regulations that for the first time could allow
Read MoreTennessee will seek approval to use Medicaid block grant
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Tennessee is poised to be the first state to ask the federal government
Read MoreWhy hospitals are adding ER cubicles
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. hospitals are designing more compact exam and treatment areas in their emergency
Read MoreCBO’s Report On Single-Payer Health Care Holds More Questions Than Answers
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Progressive Democrats have rallied around “Medicare-for-all,” a single-payer health plan popularized by Sen.
Read MoreDrone delivers kidney for transplant at U of Maryland
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) An unmanned aircraft system transported a donor kidney for the first time to Baltimore-based University
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