Many Guidelines For Heart Care Rely On Weak Evidence
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Doctors turn to professional guidelines to help them identify the latest thinking on appropriate medical
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Month: March 2019
Death By A Thousand Clicks
(By Fred Schulte and Erika Fry, Fortune for Kaiser Health News) The pain radiated from the top of Annette Monachelli’s
Read MoreEverything you need to know about health savings account
Millions of people meet the criteria to contribute to a health savings account; however, few take full advantage of the
Read MoreWalmart sees benefit of flying employees to top hospitals for care
(By Mackenzie Garrity for Becker’s Hospital Review) For the last six years, Walmart has been suggesting that its employees visit
Read MoreHow the not-for-profit Civica Rx will disrupt the generic drug industry
(By Marc Harrison for STAT) The generic drug industry should cause prices for medications to drop. But lately it has
Read MoreWhy An ER Visit Can Cost So Much — Even For Those With Health Insurance
(By Terry Gross for NPR) Vox reporter Sarah Kliff spent over a year reading thousands of ER bills and investigating
Read MoreTime is running out if you want to change your Medicare Advantage plan
Time is running out if you want to change your Medicare Advantage plan or switch back to original Medicare. You
Read MoreFDA approves new generic for valsartan
After multiple recalls of a certain generic valsartan medications, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new generic
Read MoreLearning the pluses and minuses to Medicare Advantage plans
Medicare Advantage, also known as Medicare Part C, is one of four parts of the Medicare program. Medicare Part C
Read MoreMedPAC considers bundled payments for post-acute care: 5 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, a federal group that advises Congress on Medicare,
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