April 2016 – Page 13 – medicarereport.org

(Source – National Institutes of Health) Scientists funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National

Antiarrhythmic drugs found beneficial when used by EMS treating cardiac arrest

(Source – National Institutes of Health) Researchers have confirmed that certain heart rhythm medications, when given by paramedics to patients

(Source – National Institutes of Health) Today, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) AUSTELL, Ga. — UnitedHealthcare is betting $65 million that it can profit by

A new report from University of Virginia’s Department of Public Health Sciences found chronic kidney disease affects nearly 14 percent

Beginning April 1, 2016, Medicare is changing the way hospitals will be paid for hip and knee replacement in 67

The Attorney General of New Mexico, Hector Balderas, is applying a concept from industrial engineering to prove fraud was committed

(By Rachel Gotbaum for Kaiser Health News) For years, Eileen Shea says her former partner Eddie Sawyer struggled with a

Insurance agents are seeing their commissions cut or eliminated by insurers trying to keep the insurance rates down. Insurers agree

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) More wages, less health insurance. In a recent survey, one in five people