A Playbook For Managing Problems In The Last Chapter Of Your Life
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) CHICAGO — At least once a day, Dr. Lee Ann Lindquist gets an
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Month: March 2017
Trump, Dems Look For Common Ground On Drug Prices
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) For years, congressional Democrats have tried to pass legislation to allow Medicare
Read MoreQuarter of a Trillion Dollars
The Alzheimer’s Association annual cost estimate of providing care for Americans with Alzheimer’s disease has hit more than a quarter
Read MoreMedicaid Fraud Control Unit recoveries grow to $1.8B in FY 2016
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicaid Fraud Control Units were responsible for more convictions and had more total
Read MoreCMS fines UnitedHealthcare $2.5M over improper Medicare denials, delays
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS fined Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare $2.5 million after an audit found systemic compliance
Read More10 drugmakers with highest direct-to-consumer ad spending in 2016
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The pharmaceutical industry spent 9 percent more on direct-to-consumer ads in 2016 than
Read MoreFive Ways The GOP Health Bill Would Reverse Course From The ACA
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) After literally years of promises, House Republicans finally have a bill they say
Read MoreDentists Work To Ease Patients’ Pain With Fewer Opioids
(By Elana Gordan, WHYY for Kaiser Health News) Firsts can be life-changing — think about your first kiss, your first
Read MoreThree Key Senators Ask GAO To Investigate Possible Abuses Of The Orphan Drug Act
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Building on weeks of mounting pressure to address high
Read MoreMore Than $40 Billion Lost Annually
Medicare wastes more taxpayer dollars than any other program government-wide, with more than $40 billion lost annually to provider billing
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