Analysis: Why Should Americans Be Grateful For $137 Insulin? Germans Get It For $55
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) This month, Eli Lilly and Co. announced with some fanfare that it was
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Month: March 2019
Need help with your Medicare costs?
(Sources – www.medicare.gov/blog) If you have Medicare and you’re facing challenges with paying for health care, you may qualify for
Read MoreHEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES 2019 OPEN ENROLLMENT REPORT
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Health Insurance Exchanges 2019 Open Enrollment Report summarizes health plan selections made on the individual Exchanges
Read MoreCMS star ratings don’t account for surgical volumes, study finds
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS does not adequately assess the effect of surgery volume when calculating its
Read MoreFull-risk models, not shared savings, let health systems deliver what patients really need
(By Griffin Myers for STAT) Better health usually isn’t the result of higher-quality health care. Factors outside1 the current health
Read MoreMaking the most of your Medicare plan
Everyone one likes to make sure they are getting the most value for their money, but have you stopped to
Read MoreAre The Risks Of Drugs That Enhance Imaging Tests Overblown?
(By Clayton Dalton for NPR) One of the most widely used drugs in the world isn’t really a drug, at
Read MoreThe benefits of an HSA
Determining the best healthcare coverage for you and your family can be difficult since we don’t know what the upcoming
Read MoreAlzheimer’s and amyloid: ‘It’s time to do something else’
If there is anything more certain than the failure of experimental Alzheimer’s drugs — nearly 300, at last count —
Read MoreIt Will Take More Than Transparency To Reduce Drug Prices, Economists Say
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) A new drug to treat postpartum depression is likely to reach the U.S. market in
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