Reconciliation First: How to Repeal Obamacare
Using one of the most powerful weapons in the United States Senate’s procedural arsenal, under reconciliation, bills are protected from
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Month: January 2017
How do we solve the crisis in cancer communication?
(By Lynn O’Connor Vos for STAT) Five rounds of the usual chemotherapy/radiation protocol kept Alan Gross alive through decades of
Read MoreMerger May Revitalize California’s Flagging Effort To Pool Medical Records
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) After a sluggish start, the Cal INDEX medical database
Read MoreMedicare ACO hospitals faster at reducing readmissions, study finds
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Though both ACO and non-ACO hospitals have been successful in driving down rates
Read MoreUpdating Home Health Rules: Twenty Years in the Making
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final rule outlining the Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of
Read MoreMemory-boosting supplement Prevagen has no scientific backing, FTC says
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) The Federal Trade Commission and the New York state attorney general Monday filed1 a complaint against
Read MoreMeals On Wheels Wants To Be The ‘Eyes and Ears’ For Hospitals, Doctors
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Debbie Case held an insulated bag with two packaged meals — a sandwich wrap
Read MoreHHS Secretary: Give Medicare Authority To Negotiate Drug Prices
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Giving Medicare authority to negotiate drug prices is the best way to keep
Read MoreSurgical Care Affiliates, OptumCare to merge — 6 key points
(By Scott Becker and Mary Rechtoris for Becker’s Hospital Review) Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates is merging with Optum, a
Read MoreMedicare Part A
You may know Medicare Part A as Hospital Insurance but do you know that it covers more than just your
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