IRS posts HSA, HDHP limits for 2025
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The annual limit on HSA contributions for individuals with self-only coverage is rising to
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Month: May 2024
Congress: Close Medicare’s dangerous gaps in coverage for addiction treatment
(By Brian Hurley and Paul N. Samuels for STAT) While many people immediately picture young adults when thinking about the
Read MorePoll: 1 in 8 Adults Say They’ve Taken a GLP-1 Drug, Including 4 in 10 of Those with Diabetes and 1 in 4 of Those with Heart Disease
(By Tammie Smith at The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 10, 2024) About one in eight adults (12%) say they
Read MoreVeterans receive support and benefits at PACT Act event
(Source – news.va.gov) Hundreds of Veterans from across the Central Savannah River Area and beyond gathered at Augusta Tech recently
Read MoreJustice Department forms healthcare competition task force
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Justice Department formed a task force to study monopolies and anti-competitive behavior
Read MoreVeterans share how mental health care improved their lives
(Source – news.va.gov) How would you finish the sentence: “Today, I am …”? Would you say you’re hopeful, motivated, anxious,
Read MoreLimiting Medicare Advantage patient surveys could save billions: Study
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Limiting the use of health risk assessments in Medicare Advantage could save the
Read MoreForget Ringing the Button for the Nurse. Patients Now Stay Connected by Wearing One.
(By Phil Galewitz for KFF Health News HOUSTON — Patients admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital get a monitoring device about
Read MoreAlzheimer’s may be inherited more often than previously thought
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) New research has found that nearly all people with two copies of the gene variant
Read MoreMedicare’s financial picture brightens slightly
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund is expected to run out in 2036, five years
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