February 2018 – Page 2 – medicarereport.org

Trump’s Perfect Score On Brain Test Spawns DIY Cognitive Exam

(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) When Donald Trump aced a cognitive test in January, scores of people tried

UnitedHealth Group announced in a press release that they will help support a new Medicare bundled payment program by offering

According to a small study published in the Annals of Long-Term Care, private health insurance policies are more effective in

(By Michaeleen Doucleff for NPR) To see if you’re bending correctly, try a simple experiment. “Stand up and put your

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking Congress for money for a new

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Justice Department said due to an accounting error, a proposal to fully

(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Office of Personnel

(By Natalie Jacewicz for NPR) I think I’m coming down with something. Usually that means I prepare a mug of

(By Richard Harris for NPR) A quarter of a million Americans die every year from sepsis, which is the body’s

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon quietly launched Basic Care, an exclusive line of 60 over-the-counter healthcare products,