Geriatric ERs Reduce Stress, Medical Risks For Elderly Patients
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) NEW YORK — The Mount Sinai Hospital emergency room looks and sounds like hundreds
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Month: August 2016
CMS Identifies Hospitals Paid Nearly $1.5B In 2015 Medicare Billing Settlement
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) A year after paying nearly $1.5 billion to more than a third of
Read MoreSenators press Mylan Labs over ‘outrageous’ EpiPen pricing
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Move over, Martin Shkreli. Get in line, Valeant Pharmaceuticals. Congress appears to have found another
Read MoreCan You Name 9 Facts about Medicare?
If you are one of the Baby Boomers whose 65th birthday is coming up – you can sign up three
Read MoreCoastal and Northern Areas versus Southern and Rural Areas
Not all areas of the country will be affected the same way with the departure of Aetna and UnitedHealthcare from
Read MoreNew Zika Outbreak Hits Popular Tourist Destination Of Miami Beach
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Mosquitoes have begun spreading the Zika virus in a second part of Miami — the
Read MoreA Small Town Struggles With A Boom In Sober Living Homes
(By Will Stone for NPR) When Phillip decided to stop using heroin, he knew sticking around home was a recipe
Read MoreAre insurance policies saving patients money, or keeping them from the treatment they need?
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) As science makes once-unthinkable treatments available, patients are increasingly facing a harsh reality: Insurance companies
Read MoreDoctors, Hospitals Prepare For Difficult Talks Surrounding Medical Mistakes
(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News) It was a fourth of July weekend but Sharon O’ Brien, an
Read More‘More At Peace’: Interpreters Key To Easing Patients Final Days
(By Eryn Brown for Kaiser Health News) MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Alfredo David lay in bed, looking deflated under an
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