Assisted Living Kicks Out The Frail ’Cause ‘We Can’t Take Care Of You Any Longer’
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) The phone call came as a shock. Your aunt can’t transfer into memory
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Month: September 2018
Do you know about your spouse’s Medicare coverage?
In a recent quiz by MassMutual to 500 Americans ages 60 to 64 found that most individuals approaching retirement could
Read MoreHospitals Prepare To Launch Their Own Drug Company To Fight High Prices and Shortages
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) Sometimes IV bags are hard for hospitals to come by. Other times it’s injectable folic acid to
Read MoreStates Looking To Tax Opioids Pin Hopes On November Elections
(By Jan Hancock and Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) After almost slapping a tax on makers of opioid pills
Read MoreAvoidable Sepsis Infections Send Thousands Of Seniors To Gruesome Deaths
(By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas for Kaiser Health News and Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, jointly produced by Kaiser Health News
Read MoreHospitals mark up drugs by 479%: 6 report findings
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) On average, hospitals mark up prescription drugs by 479 percent, according to a new
Read MoreWill the new Medicare Part D formulary rules cause patient safety risks?
In an emailed statement by the AMA, they stated that the newly introduced guidelines to allow Medicare Part D plans
Read MoreMedPAC to look into hospital consolidations’ effect on Medicare
In a letter signed a group of bipartisan lawmakers serving on the Energy and Commerce committee is asking The Medicare
Read MoreHow 5 lawsuits could change US healthcare industry
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Senate Judiciary Committee began its confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as
Read MoreSurprise Medical Bills Are What Americans Fear Most In Paying For Health Care
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Unexpected medical bills top the list of health care costs Americans are afraid
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