‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Dorothy Twigg was living on her own, cooking and walking without help until
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Month: October 2019
Pharma tests real-time platform to forestall drug shortages
In response to the hundreds of drug shortages hitting the pharmaceutical industry each quarter, Merck KGaA plans to launch a
Read MoreNew drugs are costing more
Analysis from the drug research firm Brooklyn, found the average launch prices for new brand-name drugs have skyrocketed over the
Read MoreResearchers are suggesting site-neutral payments after Medicare reimbursement increased for hospital outpatient providers
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found when Medicare reimbursement depended on location, greater hospital-based versus practice-based payments
Read MoreWhat to know before your loved one is discharged from the hospital
If you are a caregiver of a Medicare beneficiary, there are a few things to know when your love one
Read MoreMedicare’s annual enrollment period is underway
Medicare’s annual enrollment period is underway. Many experts say that even if you have been happy with your 2019 coverage,
Read MoreDifferent factors that will affect your health care costs in retirement
We all have read the headlines saying we will need $285,000 for health expenses, not including nursing home or other
Read MoreThe unavoidable tradeoff in lowering drug prices: fewer new drugs
Although House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to lower prescription drug prices would save the federal government hundreds of billions of
Read MoreCMS issues 2020 star ratings, is your Medicare Advantage plan on the list?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its 2020 ratings for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans in time
Read MoreFederal surprise-billing legislation will likely pass Congress by end of year, US senator says
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, R-La., said he thinks federal surprise-billing legislation will pass Congress by
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