Is It About Fighting Fraud or Effort to Decrease Utilization
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is testing a new initiative in effort to help cut down on fraud
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Twenty-Five Percent of Puerto Rico Population Could Be Infected with Zika
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 25 percent of Puerto Rico’s population could be infected with Zika during
Read MoreStudy Promotes Battlefields’ Lessons To Advance National Trauma Care
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Tens of thousands of American lives could be saved each year with a
Read MoreDespite Overdose Epidemic, Georgia Caps The Number Of Opioid Treatment Clinics
(By Michell Elroy, WABE for Kaiser Health News) Zac Talbott sees the irony of running an opioid treatment program from
Read MoreCRISPR Up for Federal Review
University of Pennsylvania is waiting for federal approval for a proposed experiment that would remove certain cells of the immune
Read MoreHarmful Chemicals Are Everywhere — But What Does That Mean?
(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News) Everything from our plastic water bottles and cosmetics to our non-stick frying
Read MoreFlorida’s Mosquito Control Forces Mobilize Against Zika Threat
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — A late-morning thunderstorm had just passed when Evaristo Miqueli reached
Read MoreDon’t Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Define Health Care Fraud
U.S. Supreme Court in their opinion on Universal Health Services Inc. v. U.S. ex rel Escobar, a lawsuit filed by
Read MoreDon’t Wait to Plan Who Will Take Care of Your Loved Ones
Alzheimer’s disease is the top cause of disability in later life. One in nine people over age 65 has it;
Read MoreCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Urges Feds To Block $54 Billion Anthem-Cigna Deal
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones urged federal officials to block the merger of
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