Changes Coming to TRICARE Effective January 1, 2018
According to Federal News Radio, the Defense Department has issued new rules making significant changes to the health insurance system
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Month: October 2017
Do Pharma’s Claims On Drug Prices Pass The Smell Test? We Found 5 Stinkers.
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Drug companies launched an ad and publicity extravaganza this year right after President-elect
Read MoreHeart Device Failure: Medicare Spent $1.5B Over 10 Years To Replace Defective Implants
(By Fred Schulte and Christina Jewett for Kaiser Health News) Medicare paid at least $1.5 billion over a decade to
Read MoreNot even the mattress pads were spared: An inside look at a top hospital’s struggle to cut costs
(By Ron Winslow for STAT) BOSTON – In only 18 months on the job, the chief operating officer of Brigham
Read MoreUS senator seeks Medicaid information from CMS, 8 states
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., seeks information from CMS and eight states related
Read MorePrice resigns from HHS amid scandal over use of private jets
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, resigned Friday amid growing criticism of his extensive
Read MoreBreakthrough Pain Treatment Or Snake Oil? You Decide.
(By Joe Palca for NPR) Let’s say you’re a scientist, and you’ve invented what you think is a useful treatment
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