Scrutinizing Medicare Coverage For Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) For years, confusion has surrounded the conditions under which older adults can receive
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Month: March 2018
In bid to lower prices, Gottlieb says FDA will take new action to speed approval of biosimilars
(By Adam Feuerstein for STAT) NEW YORK — Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, is a
Read MoreStudy: Hospital data breaches tied to thousands of additional patient deaths
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) A researcher at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management claims
Read MoreHumana’s “Bold Goal” strategy
Humana has launched its “Bold Goal” strategy which it defines as “a comprehensive business and health strategy dedicated to improving
Read MoreAetna to pass along drugmaker rebates starting in 2019
Aetna Inc. announced starting in 2019 they will automatically pass on drugmaker rebates to about three million commercial members at
Read MoreThousands Mistakenly Enrolled During California’s Medicaid Expansion, Feds Find
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) California signed up an estimated 450,000 people under Medicaid expansion who may not
Read MoreMedicare likely overpaid $367 million during a six-month period
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General reviewed a random sample of 300 claims and found
Read MoreBrand-Name Drugs Increasing at 10X Cost of Inflation, McCaskill Report Finds
(Source – www.hsgac.senate.gov) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,
Read MoreWhy Houston and other cities want nothing to do with the massive national opioid lawsuit
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) HOUSTON — There are hundreds of cities and counties involved in the mass opioid litigation
Read MoreDisposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know
(Source – www.fda.gov) Medicines play an important role in treating many conditions and diseases and when they are no longer
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