December 2016 – Page 9 – medicarereport.org

(By Dylan Scott for STAT) WASHINGTON — Senator Rob Portman, one of Capitol Hill’s leading voices on the opioid epidemic, can

CDC: Heroin overdose deaths surpass gun homicides for first time

(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Heroin overdose deaths narrowly surpassed gun homicides as the more prolific killer last

(By Heather Punke for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CMS Innovation Center plans to test two new models designed to improve

In Keith Speights’ column for The Motely Fool, he explains why Medicare is in worse shape than Social Security. Read

(By Joe Palca for NPR) Scientists in Ireland are using a rather unexpected material to make an extremely sensitive pressure

(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Prospective Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, currently the chairman of the

The Scalp Cooling Alopecia Prevention (SCALP) Trial enrolled 235 women who were diagnosed with Stage 1 or 2 breast cancer

Peter Ubel shares his thoughts on Medicare pay-for-performance programs in the Contributor column for Forbes. Read article here… Notice: The

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Lower income parents who have health insurance through their employers are increasingly likely

In a recent study suggests that U.S. veterans with dementia who receive care from several sources including Department of Veterans