February 2018 – Page 12 – medicarereport.org

Text messages can improve medication adherence with the Medicare population

In a statement by mPulse Mobile “The program results far exceed our expectations with 44 percent refill rate in the

(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS mandated Medicare-eligible hospitals attesting to the agency’s Medicare and Medicaid EHR

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) As the country battles an especially fierce flu season, experts have struggled to explain why

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the proposed increase of 1.84 percent on average in its 2019 payment

(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — Dozens of doctors, medical ethicists, and lawyers are warning Congress that legislation to

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) As the Trump administration moves to give states more flexibility in running Medicaid,

(Source – blog.medicare.gov) Although popular love songs might tell you otherwise, a broken heart can’t kill you—but heart disease can. Heart disease

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Scientists have found specialized brain cells in mice that appear to control anxiety levels. The

(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Cardiologists are not telling women with breast cancer to decline treatment — far from it. But in

(By Jay Hancock and Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) It was expected to be a perfunctory statehouse meeting —