Preventing pneumonia is easy
(Source: www.medicare.gov/blog) Did you know that about 1 million Americans go to the hospital with pneumonia every year? Pneumonia is
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Month: August 2019
Superstar Athletes Popularize Unproven Stem Cell Procedures
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Baseball superstar Max Scherzer — whose back injury has prevented him from pitching for
Read MoreDrugmakers Now ‘Masters’ At Rolling Out Their Own Generics To Stifle Competition
(By Jay Hancock and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) When PDL BioPharma’s $40 million blood-pressure medicine faced the threat
Read MoreFinding the right post-hospital care
For those Medicare beneficiaries who are very sick or have complex needs, the question of here to go after the
Read MoreA Look at Recent Proposals to Control Drug Spending by Medicare and its Beneficiaries
The affordability of prescription drugs is a pressing concern for many Americans, with broad agreement across the political spectrum that
Read MoreThe Health Savings for Seniors Act
A new bill in Congress aims to give older Americans a tax break for setting aside money for medical expenses.
Read MoreA watchdog group sets aside emotions to assess drugs’ value. Patients say their lives are more than a number
(By Kate Sheridan for STAT) Health economists walk a precarious tightrope: Their analyses are quantitative and, presumably, emotion-free. But health
Read MoreNearly 75% of Americans lack access to or have never used telehealth
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) Almost three quarters (74.3 percent) of U.S. residents say they either do not
Read MoreInfusion Treatments For Low Iron Can Deplete Patients’ Wallets
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Shannon Wood Rothenberg walked into her annual physical feeling fine. But more than
Read MoreHow our health systems are working to prevent hospital drug shortages
(By Barclay E. Berdan, Scott Reiner, and Terry Shaw for STAT) Drug shortages are a major challenge for hospitals. Today, 121
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