Medicare Advantage plans to add broad non-medical benefits
Beginning next year, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be permitted for the first time to broadly cover non-medical expense that
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Month: June 2018
The Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors (PASS) Act of 2018
The House of Representatives unanimously passed the Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors (PASS) Act of 2018 (H.R. 5773). This legislation
Read MoreWalmart’s idea of “optimized networks” to improve healthcare
Walmart has been awarded a patent for a system that would store a person’s medical information in a blockchain database.
Read MoreWalgreens, Humana partner for Medicare primary care clinics
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walgreens is teaming up with Humana to open primary care clinics for Medicare
Read MoreThese are the 8 most disruptive issues in healthcare
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) Presidential healthcare policy and the rise of health IT like artificial intelligence and
Read MoreDiabetics are skipping medical care due to costs
According to a new survey, 45 percent of diabetics reported having sometimes gone without care for their disease because they
Read MoreA New Wave Of Meth Overloads Communities Struggling With Opioids
(By Arezou Rezvani; Rachel Martin and Danny Hajek for NPR) Principal Mary Ann Hale dreads weekends. By the time Fridays
Read More‘Holy Cow’ Moment Changes How Montana’s State Health Plan Does Business
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Marilyn Bartlett, the director administrator of Montana’s Health Care and Benefits Division, recalls
Read MoreAdministration Eases Way For Small Businesses To Buy Insurance In Bulk
(By Jan Hancock and Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Small employers will more easily be able to band together
Read MoreFDA to provide recommendations to Congress on how to address nationwide drug shortages
A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb asking the agency to convene its Drug
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