Making Medicare Personal through Modernization
As older adults live longer and with more chronic conditions Medicare needs to move from fee-for-service model to a model
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Month: July 2016
Gilead avoided nearly $10 billion in taxes last year thanks to tax dodges
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Thanks to a pair of pricey hepatitis C treatments, Gilead Sciences has become one of
Read More2015-2025 Projections of National Health Expenditures Data Released
(Source – www.cms.gov) Total health care spending growth is expected to average 5.8 percent annually over 2015-2025, according to a
Read MoreYounger Seniors Amass More End-Of-Life Care Than Oldest Americans, Study Finds
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Americans in their 80s and 90s are not the ones amassing the largest
Read MorePalliative Care Sometimes Adds To Families’ Stress Burden, Study Finds
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Palliative-care counseling from trained specialists is not routinely needed for all families of
Read MoreSeven Remaining Obamacare Co-Ops Prepare Survival Strategies
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) New failures are piling up among the member-run health insurance co-ops carrying out
Read MoreThe 2016 Medicare Trustees Report: Is Medicare Doomed?
(By Stuart Guterman, for Health Affairs Blog, July 12, 2016 ) The June 22 release of the annual Medicare Trustees
Read MorePfizer wins big in opioid deal with Chicago. But what does the city get?
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) At a meeting held last week to review the opioid epidemic, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert
Read MoreFDA lets cancer trial resume after three patient deaths
(By Damian Garde for STAT) Federal regulators on Tuesday gave Juno Therapeutics the all-clear to resume testing an experimental cancer treatment, just
Read MoreExperimental drug shows promise for quick treatment of postpartum depression
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) An experimental drug touted as a breakthrough for treating severe postpartum depression is showing some
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