Many seniors need hearing aids. Why doesn’t Medicare cover them?
(By Elsa Pearson and Austin Frakt for STAT) When Medicare was signed into law in 1965, it did not include
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Health Care Redesign
In Florida, Drug Re-Importation From Canada Finds New Champions, Old Snags
(By Shefali Luthra and Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he intends to bring down skyrocketing
Read MoreCVS Looks To Make Its Drugstores A Destination For Health Care
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) When it comes to making changes in health care, CVS Health isn’t settling for tinkering
Read MoreWalgreens, CVS drugstores take on physician office look: 3 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Drugstores at CVS and Walgreens are being renovated to look more like physician
Read MoreMedicare ambulance rides could include option of going to a urgent care or doctor’s office
Medicare officials announced a pilot project to change how it pays for emergency ambulance services to give seniors more options
Read MoreCan California Beat The Federal Government In Lowering Drug Prices?
(By Samantha Young for Kaiser Health News) California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he’s done waiting for the federal government to
Read MoreUtah’s Novel Plan For Medicaid Expansion Opens Door To Spending Caps Sought By GOP
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Utah this week became the 35th state to approve expanding Medicaid under the Affordable
Read MoreProviders can now request Uber rides for patients: 6 notes
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) Uber Health and ambulance services provider Ambulnz teamed up to enable healthcare providers
Read MoreBCBS plans launch food delivery service in Chicago, Dallas
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Health Care Service Corp. and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Institute launched a food delivery
Read MoreUnitedHealth updates opioid policy
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare, the health insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, changed its policy for opioids used to
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