Do You Know the Three Major Ways Medicare is Funded?
Medicare is generally funded three ways by payroll taxes of current working Americans, premium income from participants (Parts B and D),
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California Drug Price Measure Fiercely Opposed By Pharmaceutical Industry
(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline) Drugmakers are waging a fierce campaign against a proposed California law that would require
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(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) What led to the abrupt fall of FluMist — the nasal spray version
Read MoreFor Many In Baltimore’s Growing Latino Community, Health Care Is A Challenge
(By Michael Anft for Kaiser Health News) Cecilia Ramirez is worried about her weight and troubling symptoms that hint of
Read MoreMinnesota’s Largest Health Insurer To Drop Individual Plans
(By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota will retreat from
Read More‘Digital Health’ Not Just For Well-Heeled Fitness Fiends
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov) When we hear the phrase “digital health,” we might think about our Fitbit, the healthy eating
Read MorePrice Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act will it Lower Drug Costs?
U.S. Representative Janice Schakowsky, (D-IL 9th District), introduced the bill called Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act
Read MoreZika Virus Funding in Limbo
Eric Schultz, deputy White House press secretary says that President Obama would veto the $1.1 billion Zika funding package The
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(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) It’s a predictable passage in life: Hit 50, get lots birthday cards with
Read MoreA Primer: How The Fight Against Zika Might Be Funded
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) First published May 17, 2016; Last updated June 23, 2016 The Obama administration
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