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5 reasons companies are bringing back retired workers

(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) As the pool of workers has shrunk with declining unemployment rates, companies are

(By Richard Harris for NPR) When you go to your doctor’s office, sometimes it seems the caregivers spend more time

While Medicare does pay for the bulk of hospital related expenses, there can be thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket healthcare

Although new drug shortages have declined in recent years, the Food and Drug Administration is forming a new task force

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued its annual update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule July 12,

(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) For Hodalis Gaytan, 20, living with Type 1 diabetes means depending on

(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The burgeoning medical tourism industry — valued at $68 billion in 2016 by

In the first study to assess patient and family attitudes about speaking up in the ICU, more than half of

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pharmaceutical and biotech companies have the biggest effect on healthcare costs, most healthcare

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) ITHACA, N.Y. — Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than