The FDA to Review Diabetes Drugs for Additional Benefits
On June 28th an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will vote on whether a diabetes
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California Insurance Commissioner Weighs In Against Aetna-Humana Deal
(By Ana B. Ibarra for Kaiser Health News) California’s insurance commissioner on Thursday recommended that federal officials block Aetna Inc.’s
Read MoreIs Medicare’s Proposed Rule Violating Obamacare?
In a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-IA, a group of health providers and patient advocates expressed
Read MoreMedicare Part D Spending on Compounded Drugs up 625 Percent
In a report released Wednesday by the Office of the Inspector General at the US Health & Human Services, finds
Read MoreWant to Improve Your Memory: Exercise
In a study conducted by the National Institute on Aging published in the journal Cell Metabolism, found the protein (cathepsin
Read MoreFilling A Prescription? You Might Be Better Off Paying Cash
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Some consumers who use health insurance copays to buy prescription drugs are paying
Read MoreMassive Medicare Fraud Bust
In the latest federal government crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid fraud, has netted $900 million in fraudulent billing and total
Read More5 Key Health Care Proposals From House Republican Plan
(By Nina Oucharenko for The Daily Signal) House Republicans released their taskforce report on health care on Wednesday. The 37-page document
Read MoreCalls for Patient-Centered, Value-Driven Health Care
In the opinion column “Let’s Keep Progress on Cancer Moving” on the Morning Consult website, Stephen Ubl, chief executive officer
Read MoreTrustees Report & Trust Funds: Medicare
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Medicare Program is the second-largest social insurance program in the U.S., with 55.3 million beneficiaries
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