July 2018 – Page 8 – medicarereport.org

A link between higher blood pressure and brain disease, Alzheimer’s

A study funded by the National Institutes of Health found older people who have higher blood pressure may have more

(By Rob Stein for NPR) Scientists on the hunt for anti-aging drugs say they’ve made an advance with tantalizing potential:

(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Despite receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer money, Medicaid

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) The kidney doctor sat next to Judy Garrett’s father, looking into his face,

(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and CMS Administrator Seema Verma enacted the state’s Total Cost of

What determines the type of health care you receive? According to Dr. Muriel Gillick, professor of population medicine at Harvard

(By Orly Nadell Farber for STAT) Dr. Nancy Keating has seen what too much health care looks like. The Harvard

(By Richard Harris for NPR) Most drugs have side effects, but sometimes they’re actually good news. Researchers are now exploring

There are a few vocal advocates of “Medicare for All” – a government takeover of America’s healthcare system. They paint

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Trump administration is freezing billions of dollars in risk adjustment payments, which