US low on amoxicillin
(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) The infection antibiotic amoxicillin is in short supply among at least three drugmakers,
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Month: October 2022
Where to find the most Medicare Advantage 5-star options? Try New York or Ohio
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS awarded fewer Medicare Advantage plans with five-star ratings for 2023 than in
Read MoreFDA’s vaccines chief sees possibility of more Covid boosters — sooner than he’d like
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Peter Marks, who leads the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccines operation, is still losing sleep
Read MoreDrivers in Decline: A Shortage of Volunteers Complicates Access to Care in Rural America
(By Christina Saint Louis for Kaiser Health News) Several times a month, Jim Maybach drives 5 miles from his house
Read MoreBlind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients
(By Darius Tahir for Kaiser Health News dated October 20, 2022)) Sarah Sheffield, a nurse practitioner at a Veterans Affairs clinic
Read More‘Front of the line’: For Alzheimer’s patients in successful trial, a feeling of gratitude
(By Andrew Joseph for Stat News dated October 20, 2022) When the news came out last month that an experimental
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Hits the Road to Sell Democrats’ Record
(By KHN Podcast dated October 20, 2022) What do pandemic preparedness, mental health care services, and over-the-counter hearing aids have
Read MoreAn Overview of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 19, 2022) Medicare Part D is a voluntary outpatient prescription drug benefit for
Read MoreCOVID-19 ages organs, compilation of studies finds
(By Nika Schoonover for Becker’s Hospital Review) Recent research shows COVID-19 may age organs, according to a series of studies
Read MoreHow traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage enrollees chose their plans
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nearly a third of beneficiaries said they chose traditional Medicare or a Medicare
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