40% of patients skip treatment because of cost: 7 survey findings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The cost of healthcare has placed serious financial burden on more than half
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Month: March 2018
Without Context Or Cushion, Do Online Medical Results Make Sense?
(By Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News) As she herded her two young sons into bed one evening late
Read MoreThe Juul’s So Cool, Kids Smoke It In School
(By Ana B. Ibarra for Kaiser Health News) The students wait eagerly for their teachers to turn their backs. That’s
Read MoreNEED HELP WITH YOUR MEDICARE COSTS?
(Source – blog.medicare.gov) If you have Medicare and you’re facing challenges with paying for health care, you may be eligible
Read MoreMedPAC recommends slashing Medicare payments to home health agencies
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is recommending Congress slash Medicare payments to companies that provide home health services. In the
Read MoreChallenges for telemedicine programs
According to a recent survey out of Reach Health, a Telemedicine Software company, inadequate telemedicine parity laws and Medicare reimbursement
Read MoreHow much money you need for healthcare in retirement
In a recent study by Employee Benefit Research Institute suggests that people spend a lot more on health care expenses
Read MoreSequencing patients’ genomes might not break the health care bank, study finds
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) The first rigorous study of its kind finds that sequencing people’s genomes might not lead to extensive
Read More340B is a well-intentioned drug discount program gone awry
(By Elsa Pearson and Austin Frankt for STAT) Hospitals and clinics serving high-risk, high-need patient populations, including low-income and uninsured
Read MoreA dietary supplement makes old mice youthful. But will it work in people?
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Transfusing young blood and freezing heads may get most of the anti-aging and life-extension buzz, but don’t
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