Why One California County Went Surgery Shopping
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Retiree Leslie Robinson-Stone and her
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Month: August 2017
Soul Purpose: Seniors With Strong Reasons To Live Often Live Stronger
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) After making it through the maelstrom of middle age, many adults find themselves
Read MorePioneering Cancer Gene Therapy Gets Green Light — And $475,000 Price Tag
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) The country’s first approved gene therapy — approved Wednesday to fight leukemia that
Read MoreAetna faces class-action lawsuit after exposing customers’ HIV status
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Legal groups Monday filed a class-action lawsuit against Aetna, alleging the health insurer
Read MoreACOs Reduced Spending by Nearly $1 Billion over 3 Years
According to a recent report by the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, the Medicare
Read MoreFor Low-Income Drug Users, Medi-Cal Offers A Fresh Start
(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Breann Johnson stopped using heroin on Mother’s Day this
Read MoreHealth Issues Stack Up In Houston As Harvey Evacuees Seek Shelter
(By Andrea Hsu and Marisa Penaloza for NPR) As floodwaters continue to rise in parts of Houston, health workers are
Read MoreAHA pens letter to House with 7 IT actions to reduce regulatory burden
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Hospital Association laid out a set of actions Congress should take to
Read MoreWhy a growing number of women with breast cancer are choosing double mastectomy
(By Catherine Caruso for STAT) Three years ago, Crystal Collum was 37 years old with three kids at home, “kind
Read MoreFDA Cracks Down On Stem-Cell Clinics Selling Unapproved Treatments
(By Rob Stein for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on “unscrupulous” clinics selling unproven and potentially
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