May 2019 – Page 5 – medicarereport.org

3 new AI-enabled FDA ‘Breakthrough Devices’: an Alzheimer’s-detecting retinal scanner, a kidney disease diagnostic & more

(By Andrea Park for Becker’s Hospital Review) Since the beginning of the month, the FDA has granted several artificial intelligence-powered

A group of 800 hospitals created a nonprofit generic drugmaker called Civica Rx, just revealed the first two treatments they

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In a bid to maintain its dominance in the HIV market, Gilead Sciences (GILD) allegedly

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Walmart Inc., the nation’s largest private employer, is worried that too many of

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Mississippi Hospital Association proposed offering residents who make too much to qualify

(Source – www.crfb.org/papers) The Medicare Trustees have released their 2019 report, which makes projections for Medicare spending and revenue for

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) A stroke is a brain attack caused by blocked blood flow to the brain. It can affect

Despite their similar names, Medicare and Medicaid, are two different health insurance programs run by the government. Medicare is available

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) FORT SCOTT, Kan. — A slight drizzle had begun in the gray

(By Jonathan Lambert for NPR) Generic drugs are supposed to work just as well as their name-brand counterparts. Once a