A Few Moves to get the Most Out of Medicare
Are you making the most of your Medicare health care benefits? Read article here… Notice: The link provided above connects
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Month: July 2017
Do-It-Yourself Detox Can Be ‘Freddy Krueger’ Scary — And Usually Fails
(By Elana Gordon, WHYY for Kaiser Health News) By the time Elvis Rosado was 25, he was addicted to opioids
Read MoreValue-based care putting pressure on nonprofit hospital finances, survey finds
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Half of healthcare nonprofit funding comes from fee-for-service revenue, according to a survey of
Read MoreIn pain and with nowhere to go, homeless patients find respite in a writing group
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) BOSTON — In Justin Devlin’s stories, his pain is the villain. He is the superhero
Read MoreEndo gives in to FDA demand and agrees to yank its opioid painkiller
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In the end, the executive team at Endo International blinked. The drug maker has voluntarily
Read MoreOpioid Prescriptions Falling But Remain Too High, CDC Says
(By Rob Stein for NPR) The U.S. is in the midst of an opioid crisis. Millions of Americans are addicted
Read MoreNew York hospital offers to admit Charlie Gard, baby at center of life-and-death legal fight
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) A New York hospital said on Thursday that it has agreed to admit and treat
Read MoreAmount Of Opioids Prescribed In U.S. Has Been Falling Since 2010
(By Vickie Connor for Kaiser Health News) Ryan Hampton was sitting at his computer at work when he began sweating,
Read MoreNew Jersey OKs cap on Horizon BCBS surplus
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A budget passed Monday by New Jersey lawmakers includes a reserve cap for
Read MoreThe Role of Earned Income Tax Credits Would Pay in Health Care Reform
In the current health care debates, the role of earned income tax credits (EITC) has been absent from the possible
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