Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period Starts Sunday
Just when you thought the barrage of ads, commercials, and mail inserts was over, it starts all over again on
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Lack of Oversight and Opportunities for Fraud Appear to be Driving Upswing in COVID-19 Testing Costs
Medicare spending on COVID-19 testing in 2022 outpaced 2020 and is expected to exceed 2021 spending as well, even though
Read moreThe Ups and Downs of Medicare Costs in 2023
2023 is just around the corner…two days away, as a matter of fact…so now’s a good time to catch up
Read moreNew blood test effectively detects biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease: Pitt study
By Bari Faye Dean for Becker’s Hospital Review on December 28, 2022 Research scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School
Read moreAHA updates guidelines for diagnosing, treating heart attacks in older adults
By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review on December 28, 2022 The American Heart Association released a new scientific statement Dec. 12
Read more‘Hospitals are bursting at the seams’: 5 physicians on the effects of the respiratory virus surge
By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review on December 27, 2022 About three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and the
Read moreIt’s not too late to get a COVID booster — especially for older adults
By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR on December 28, 2022 The U.S. has come a long way from two years ago
Read moreNEW! Medicare Part D insulin coverage changes
Posted on medicare.gov on December 27, 2022 Starting January 1, 2023, plans can’t charge you more than $35 for a
Read moreThree years on, the pandemic — and our response — have been jolting. Here’s what even the experts didn’t see coming
By Helen Branswell for Stat News on December 27, 2022 People who study infectious diseases and who work in public
Read moreHow flu admissions compare to past seasons
By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review on December 22, 2022 The 2022-2023 flu season is well underway, with the
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