November 2016 – Page 3 – medicarereport.org

HSA versus Regular Savings Account

Health savings account (HSA) is a tax-exempt trust or custodial account available to people enrolled in a high deductible health

The deadline for Medicare open enrollment is December 7th; have you made your choice? If not, here are five simple

(by Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) SAN ANTONIO— Yolanda Solar has battled a life-threatening disease for more than three

(By Erin Hare and Photos by Jeff Swensen for STAT) ITTSBURGH — Scientists have strived for successful eye transplants for

(By Damian Garde for STAT) An investigational Alzheimer’s treatment from Eli Lilly failed to slow the progression of the memory-destroying

(By Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review) To combat rocketing premiums on the individual market, America’s most sparsely populated state

(By Anna Gorman and Pauline Bartolone for Kaiser Health News) California grabbed the first opportunity to expand Medicaid and ran

(By Damian Garde and Meghana Keshavan for STAT) In a major blow to a new approach to treating cancer, two patients

(By Sheila Kaplan for STAT) WASHINGTON — After arguing for months that certain medical tests led to patients being mistakenly told

(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) The author of a study1 published Tuesday cautioned against the idea that transfusions of “young”