Medicare Advantage Plans Cleared To Go Beyond Medical Coverage — Even Groceries
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Air conditioners for people with asthma, healthy groceries, rides to medical appointments and home-delivered
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Month: April 2018
‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Stalk U.S. Hospitals
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detected more than 220 cases last
Read MoreCustom meals could help curb hospital stays for people with chronic disease
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) Good food isn’t just good for the body — it might also curb hospital stays
Read MoreTo Treat Pain, PTSD And Other Ills, Some Vets Try Tai Chi
(By Blake Farmer for NPR) Every week in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Zibin Guo guides veterans in wheelchairs through slow-motion tai chi
Read MoreUnderstanding the four parts of Medicare
If you are approaching your 65th birthday, you have some critical fundamental decisions to make about your health care. First,
Read MoreCMS to boost payments to Medicare Advantage plans on average 3.4 percent next year
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), announced it will increase payments to privately run health plans, known as
Read MoreMedicare puts off decision on lowering drug prices patients pay at the pharmacy
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services laid out a bevy of initiatives
Read MoreCRISPR paper that sent stocks tumbling is retracted
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) A scientific paper that purported to lay bare serious flaws in the gene-editing tool known
Read MoreMedicare ACO savings miss CBO mark by $2B+: 5 findings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs increased federal spending by $384 million, despite the
Read MorePilot program using blockchain technology
UnitedHealth announced a pilot project in conjunction with Humana, Quest Diagnostics and Multiplan to see if blockchain technology can improve
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