Senate Panel Kills Medicare Program That Offers Help On Enrollment, Billing Issues
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) A program that has helped seniors understand the many intricacies of Medicare as
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Does Community-based Delivery Models mean Privatization of the VA Hospitals?
A recommendation by the “Commission on Care” to Congress this week calls for a process that could lead to gradually
Read MoreHHS awards $156 million to health centers to expand oral health services
(Source – www.hhs.gov) Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced nearly $156 million in funding to
Read MoreDo You Know Medicare?
When you hear the word “Medicare” what come to mind? Do you know the difference between being “admitted” or “observation”
Read MoreMedicare Notification Sent in Error in Michigan
Bob Wheaton, spokesman for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said “people don’t need to worry about their Medicare
Read MoreBoston Autologous Islet Replacement Program: A New Diabetes Treatment
Several Boston-area hospitals have teamed up with Harvard Stem Cell Institute and biotech firm Semma Therapeutics to make personalized cell-based
Read MoreReport From Key Calif. Agency Raises Concerns About Proposal To Cut Drug Prices
(By Cynthia H. Craft for Kaiser Health News) Researchers at one of the nation’s largest public sector health care purchasers
Read MoreQuality of Life or Quantity of Life
In an analysis of Medicaid claims data by Arcadia Healthcare Solutions shows that spending on people who die in a
Read MoreFeds Urge State Medicaid Programs To Encourage Long-Acting Contraceptives
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) The federal government, which spends billions of dollars each year covering unintended pregnancies, is
Read MoreAdvisory Panel Targets Rising Medicare Drug Costs In Its Latest Report To Congress
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Congress should move to slow spending in Medicare’s drug benefit by adopting a
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