Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is announcing refinements
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Month: August 2016
IRS is urged to investigate Gilead for ‘dodging’ US taxes
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) An advocacy group is urging the US Internal Revenue Service and the US Treasury Department
Read MoreRobot-Like Machines Helped People With Spinal Injuries Regain Function
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Researchers in Brazil who are trying to help people with spine injuries gain mobility have
Read MoreResearchers Identify A Key Weapon of Zika Virus
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Scientists at the University of Southern California discovered a key weapon used
Read MoreMore Small, Midsized Firms Choose To Pay Workers’ Medical Costs Directly
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Instead of buying a health insurance policy to cover their workers, a growing
Read MoreShould Big Insurance Become Like Walmart To Lower Health Costs?
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Retail titan Walmart uses its market dominance to inflict “ruthless,” “brutal” and “relentless”
Read MoreHospitals are throwing out organs and denying transplants to meet federal standards
(By Casey Ross for STAT) Hospitals across the United States are throwing away less-than-perfect organs and denying the sickest people lifesaving transplants
Read MorePuerto Rico’s Efforts To Stop Zika Are Hampered By Mistrust
(By Jason Beaubien for NPR) Puerto Rico is in the midst of one of the worst Zika outbreaks of any
Read MoreInsurance Rules Can Hamper Recovery From Opioid Addiction
(By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media, for Kaiser Health News) Twice a day, Angela and Nate Turner of Greenwood,
Read MoreTeaching In-Home Caregivers Seems To Pay Off
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Low-income Californians who are elderly and disabled were less likely to go to
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