Proposals to cap Medicare Part B payments will limit outpatient access to CAR-T
(By Richard Maziarz and Sophie Snyder for STAT) The revolutionary life-extending approach to treating cancer known as CAR-T is under
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Month: September 2021
Dental, Hearing, and Vision Costs and Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage
(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, Nolan Sroczynski, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published September 21, 2021)
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson says additional dose boosts Covid vaccine efficacy
(By Matthew Herper for STAT) Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that a large, global study showed its Covid-19 vaccine is
Read MoreThe Best Time For Rehabilitation After A Stroke Might Actually Be 2 To 3 Months Later
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) People who have had a stroke appear to regain more hand and arm function if intensive
Read MoreHow to protect yourself from fraud
Medicare open enrollment is right around the corner, and so are the fraudsters and scammers waiting to take advantage of
Read MoreCMS announces open enrollment period extension, relaunches outreach program
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is expanding the duration of its annual open enrollment period by 30
Read MoreAsk KHN-PolitiFact: Is My Cloth Mask Good Enough to Face the Delta Variant?
(By Amanda Michelle Gomez for Kaiser Health News) In recent months, some European airlines have banned the use of cloth
Read MoreNew study revives a Mozart sonata as a potential epilepsy therapy
(By Elizabeth Cooney for STAT) Could this be the return of the “Mozart effect”? In 1993, researchers reported that after college students
Read MoreOut-of-pocket payments drop 27% upon becoming Medicare-eligible, report says
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) A report from the University of Michigan highlights that turning 65 and becoming eligible
Read MoreDentists Chip Away at Uninsured Problem by Offering Patients Membership Plans
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Nevada dentist David White has seen diseased and rotted teeth in the mouths
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