As Opioid Crisis Rages, Some Trade ‘Tough Love’ For Empathy
(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) It was Bea Duncan who answered the phone at 2 a.m. on
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Month: August 2018
Women survive a heart attack more often when their doctor is female, study finds
(By Orly Nadell Farber for STAT) Much like shoes or skinny jeans, heart attacks can fit women a little differently
Read MoreHumana sues drug manufacturers, alleges price-fixing
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Humana filed a lawsuit Aug. 3 against nearly 30 pharmaceutical companies, alleging they united to
Read MoreGeneral Motors new direct-to-employer health insurance option
General Motors announced starting next year that it will offer a new “direct-to-employer” lower-cost health insurance option for their 24,000
Read MoreCan a phone app’s warnings to avoid risky friends and places prevent opioid addiction relapses?
(By Orly Nadell Farber for STAT) You’re in recovery from opioid addiction, and your walk to work takes you down
Read MoreMedicaid Expansion Making Diabetes Meds More Accessible To Poor, Study Shows
(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Low-income people with diabetes are better able to afford
Read MoreFDA will broaden how it evaluates new addiction treatment drugs
(By Lev Facher for STAT) The Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced a shift in the way it evaluates drugs
Read MoreCMS drops proposal to reduce public reporting of hospital infections, safety issues
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will publicly disclose hospital errors, injuries and infections it proposed removing from one of its
Read MoreBCBS of Texas to stop reimbursing nonemergent ER visits
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Starting Aug. 6, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas will no longer
Read MoreAdmission to skilled nursing facilities have declined
According to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) most recent data book, admissions to skilled nursing facilities have declined in
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