What you need to know about Medicare coverage and cancer
Nearly 40 percent of people will eventually be diagnosed with some form of cancer at some time in their life
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Month: August 2019
Should you drop Medicare for your employer health coverage?
According to the latest available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics by 2026, about 30 percent of individuals ages
Read MoreHepatitis A Races Across The Country
(By Laura Ungar for Kaiser Health News) AKRON, Ohio — Just before the Fourth of July, Trenton Burrell began feeling
Read MoreCharity Care Spending By Hospitals Plunges
(By Harriet Blair Rowan for Kaiser Health News) California hospitals are providing significantly less free and discounted care to low-income
Read MoreMedicare to save $650M under site-neutral pay proposal
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS’ 2020 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule would finish phasing in a site-neutral
Read MoreHealthcare in retirement could cost you $335,000
According to a survey from Charles Schwab, it found the average worker expects to need around $1.7 million to make
Read MoreCanadians are hopping mad about Trump’s drug importation plan. Some of them are trying to stop it.
(By Nicholas Florko and Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — Canadians are furious about the Trump administration’s plan to import their prescription
Read MoreClass-Action Lawsuit Seeks To Let Medicare Patients Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Medicare paid for Betty Gordon’s knee replacement surgery in March, but the 72-year-old
Read MoreTo Save Money, American Patients And Surgeons Meet In Cancun
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) CANCUN, Mexico — Donna Ferguson awoke in the resort city of Cancun before
Read MorePresidential candidates aren’t talking about drug shortages. They should be
(By Patrick Skerrett for STAT) In the conclusion of her recently published book, “Bottle of Lies,” Katherine Eban briefly notes
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