February 2018 – Page 10 – medicarereport.org

No official Tamiflu shortage, yet pharmacies still face low supplies: 4 things to know

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Drug stores and pharmacy chains nationwide are experiencing spot shortages of Tamiflu and

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Aetna filed a lawsuit against an administrative support company blaming the company for

(By Howard Berkes and Adelina Lancianese for NPR) Epidemiologists at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health say they’ve

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) A little electrical brain stimulation can go a long way in boosting memory. The key

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walt Disney Co. has contracted directly with Orlando (Fla.) Health, which owns six

A new Health Affairs study finds Medicare’s annual wellness visits are less likely to occur at physician practices with low-income,

(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) A study published Monday by Human Rights Watch finds that about 179,000 nursing home residents are being given antipsychotic

(By Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) As lawmakers face another deadline this week for passing legislation to keep the

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Department of Justice requested additional information from CVS Health and Aetna as

According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 53 children who have died of the flu