Medicare Advantage Hospital Networks: How Much Do They Vary?
(By Gretchen Jacobson, Ariel Trilling, Tricia Neuman, Anthony Damico and Marsha Gold for Kaiser Family Foundation) A growing number of
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What is the March-In Right
Currently under federal law, The march-in right allows the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to require a drug maker
Read MoreCalifornia Regulator Signs Off On $37 Billion Aetna-Humana Insurance Merger
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) California’s managed-care regulator on Monday approved Aetna Inc.’s $37 billion acquisition of Humana
Read MoreAs Childhood Diabetes Rates Rise, So Do Costs — And Families Feel The Pinch: Study
( By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Childhood diabetes rates are on the rise, and a report released
Read MoreOffice Chatter: Your Doctor Will See You In This Telemedicine Kiosk
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — On the day abdominal pain and nausea struck
Read MoreIs 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
Read MoreTwenty-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
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