Pharmacists Prescribing Birth Control And What It Means For Wider Access To The Pill
(Source – Kaiser Health News) California and Oregon have passed laws allowing women to bypass their doctors and get birth
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Month: December 2015
ER Doctors Say Federal Rules Could Raise Patients’ Out-Of-Network Bills
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Two professional organizations representing emergency doctors warn that a new federal rule could lead
Read MoreJan. 20 Event: The Future of U.S. Global Health Policy & Programs
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) As the U.S. enters a Presidential election year and the larger global health and development
Read MoreSpeeding up brain’s waste disposal may slow down neurodegenerative diseases
(Source – National Institutes of Health) A study of mice shows how proteasomes, a cell’s waste disposal system, may break
Read MoreInternational study reveals new genetic clues to age-related macular degeneration
(Source – National Institutes of Health) An international study of about 43,000 people has significantly expanded the number of genetic
Read MoreSingle-Payer Health Care On Colorado Ballot In 2016
(By – John Daley, Colorado Public Radio, via Kaiser Health News) On a brisk morning in Denver recently, an ambulance
Read MoreNew Kaiser Permanente Med School Part Of A Growing Trend
(By – Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News) Thursday’s announcement by Kaiser Permanente that it plans to open its own medical school
Read MoreReport: Home Care Workers Need Better Job Protections
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) A lack of oversight in the rapidly growing home care workforce could undermine
Read MoreVariations in Hospital Service Pricing
(By – Amanda Cuda, www.ctpost.com) Some of the reasons that contribute to variations–often substantial–in service pricing from one hospital to another are
Read MoreDOJ Settles with 32 Hospitals in 15 States on False Medicare Claim Issues
The Department of Justice reports that settlements have been reached with 32 hospitals in 15 states named as defendants in
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