Grandma Was Right: Sunshine Helps Kill Germs Indoors
(By Kathleen O’Neil for NPR) Even before Florence Nightingale advised that hospitals be designed to let daylight in, people observed
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Month: October 2018
UnitedHealthcare nearing 50% value-based reimbursement — 3 insights
(By Eric Oliver for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group paid $69 billion, or nearly half of its annual reimbursement, toward
Read MoreGoogle creates AI to detect when breast cancer spreads
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Google’s new artificial intelligence algorithm, dubbed LYNA, accurately detects the spread of breast cancer
Read MoreAs Billions In Tax Dollars Flow To Private Medicaid Plans, Who’s Minding The Store?
(By Chad Terhune for CaliforniaHealthline produced by Kaiser Health News) With no insurance through his job, Jose Nuñez relied on
Read MoreAn effort to reach other-than-honorable-discharge vets in need of help
For the thousands of veterans who have other-than-honorable (OTH) discharges who also have service-related trauma, the VA last summer started
Read More20 generic drugmakers must answer price-fixing lawsuit
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Pennsylvania federal court judge rejected motions from 20 generic drugmakers to toss
Read MoreCoordinating your Medicare and workplace health benefits
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2024 there will be 13 million individuals age 65 and older in
Read MoreSome changes to watch out for this Medicare Open Enrollment season
You may have more plans to choose from, the premiums may be lower, and some Medicare Advantage plans are adding
Read MoreHealth Care Tops Guns, Economy As Voters’ Top Issue
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Health care has emerged as the top issue for voters headed into the
Read MorePfizer Inc. settles deceptive co-pay coupon class in New York
Pfizer Inc. settled a case brought by New York’s attorney general based on the company’s misleading consumers with its drug
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