A severe flu season is stretching hospitals thin. That is a very bad omen
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) A tsunami of sick people has swamped hospitals in many parts of the country in
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Month: January 2018
Choosing hospice care for loved ones
According to Time magazine, there are 4,000 plus hospice agencies that severed about 1.4 million Medicare patients in the United
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Disenrollment Period ends February 14th
If you are not happy with your current Medicare Advantage health plan, you have until February 14th to make changes
Read MoreFor Now, Sequencing Cancer Tumors Holds More Promise Than Proof
(By Richard Harris for NPR) People diagnosed with cancer understandably reach for the very best that medical science has to
Read MoreKentucky Is First State Granted Approval For Medicaid Work Requirements
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Thousands of poor adults in Kentucky will have to find jobs and pay
Read MoreSimple guide to the ins and outs of Medicare
If you are one of the millions that become eligible for Medicare in 2018, it’s important to have the information
Read MoreCentene sued for failing to provide adequate access to physicians: 5 things to know
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) An unidentified number of plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Centene Corp. in federal
Read MoreEDs are seeing more alcohol-related visits: 8 study findings
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) More Americans are visiting emergency departments for alcohol-related reasons, suggests a study published in Alcoholism:
Read More340B Protecting Access for the Underserved and Safety-net Entities Act
Republican Rep. Larry Bucshon introduced the “340B Protecting Access for the Underserved and Safety-net Entities Act” (340B PAUSE Act), legislation
Read MoreAt $850,000, price for new childhood blindness gene therapy four times too high, nonprofit says
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The $850,000 list price for a new medicine that treats a genetic form of childhood blindness is
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