Amazon quietly launches exclusive OTC product line: 7 things to know
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon quietly launched Basic Care, an exclusive line of 60 over-the-counter healthcare products,
Read More
Health Care Finance
Evaluations Of Medicaid Experiments By States, CMS Are Weak, GAO Says
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) With federal spending on Medicaid experiments soaring in recent years, a congressional watchdog
Read MoreMedtronic’s new business model: You only pay if it works
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak, PhD, is taking the medical device company in a
Read MoreHere are 20 health organizations that received the most NIH funding in 2017
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University, University of California San Francisco and Ann Arbor-based University
Read More3 things states should know about the future of value-based payment models under Trump
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Many states put value-based payment models on hold after the election of President
Read MoreTrump Administration Proposes Rule To Loosen Curbs On Short-Term Health Plans
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Insurers will again be able to sell short-term health insurance good for up
Read MoreBad Bedside Manna: Bank Loans Signed In The Hospital Leave Patients Vulnerable
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Laura Cameron, then three months pregnant, tripped and fell in a parking lot
Read MoreMore skin in the game is working to hold down overall U.S. health care spending
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) team of actuaries and economists say, the effort to make
Read MoreCouple Makes Millions Off Medicaid Managed Care As Oversight Lags
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Norma Diaz and her husband,
Read MoreGen Xers with medical debt owe an average $19,670
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) While a larger percentage of baby boomers’ debt concerns medical expenses, their average
Read More