CMS releases final OPPS rule for 2018: 8 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has released its final 2018 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, which cuts
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Month: November 2017
FDA Warns Companies They Cannot Market Marijuana-derived Products as a Cancer Cells Killer
On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration sent letter to four companies warning them about unsubstantiated claims that their marijuana-derived
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know about the Health Insurance Open Enrollment
In Kimberly Lankford’s column appearing on Kiplinger’s website, she reviews the 10 things you need to know about Obamacare open
Read MoreLearning To Advance The Positives Of Aging
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) What can be done about negative stereotypes that portray older adults as out-of-touch,
Read MoreDon’t want ‘heroic measures’ as part of your end-of-life care? Have the conversation
(By Allison Bond for STAT) For one month this spring, my job as a senior resident in a large teaching
Read MoreWhere are the 59 Leapfrog straight-A hospitals?
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Leapfrog Group has assigned letter grades to hospitals based on their patient
Read More29% of US health system payments tied to alternative models
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The percentage of U.S. health system payments linked to alternative payment models grew
Read MoreEmployer Premiums on Health Care Rose Higher this Year than they have in the Past Five Years
According to the 2017 United Benefit Advisors Health Plan Survey, employer premiums on health care plans rose on the average
Read MoreFunding For ACA Sign-Up Campaigns Varies Widely From State To State
(By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio in partnership that includes NPR and Kaiser Health News) If you buy insurance on
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