April 2018 – Page 8 – medicarereport.org

People use their tax refunds to pay for key medical expenses

The JPMorgan Chase Institute analyzed the out-of-pocket spending habits of 1.2 million Americans who received a tax refund in 2016

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Two years ago, Dr. Daniel Cole’s 85-year-old father had heart bypass surgery. He

(By Marisa Taylor for Kaiser Health News) The Food and Drug Administration has launched a criminal investigation into research by

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the Contract Year 2019 Final Rules for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Congressional Budget Office projects Medicare spending will grow to $1.2 trillion by

(By Bruce Horovitz for Kaiser Health News) For 93-year-old Joseph Brown, the clearest sign of aging was his inability the

(Source – blog.medicare.gov) As you get older, alcohol may start to effect you differently. You may become more sensitive to

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefit management division of Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS Health, stands

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Primary care physicians saw office visits fall 18 percent from 2012 to 2016,

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) An international coalition of brain researchers is suggesting a new way of looking at Alzheimer’s.