Reminder: CMS Seeks Public Comments on Draft Quality Measure Development Plan by March 1, 2016
(Source – CMS.gov) On Friday, December 18, 2015, CMS released the Draft CMS Quality Measure Development Plan to build on
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NIH-supported trials test hormonal therapy in older men with low testosterone levels
(Source – National Institutes of Health) A preliminary study of testosterone therapy in older men with low levels of the
Read MoreTask Force: Not Enough Evidence To Recommend ‘For Or Against’ Universal Autism Screening For Very Young Kids
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) Sparking strong reaction from doctors and child development experts, an influential task force
Read MoreHealth Reform Roils Downton Abbey
(By – Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News) This season, Downton Abbey has a new plot line that has health wonks
Read MoreAlabama Puts Hospitals At Forefront Of Medicaid Managed Care
(By – Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News) Despite having one of the strictest eligibility requirements in the country, Alabama has
Read MoreNeedle Exchanges Can Now Get Federal Funding
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) At precisely 8:30 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, the doors to the needle
Read MoreDelay Of New Health Law Forms May Confuse Some Taxpayers
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) As the 2015 tax filing season gets underway, tax preparers said a delay
Read MoreQuest For Blood Pressure Cuff Highlights Inequality
(By – Rachel Bluth, Capital News Service, via Kaiser Health News) The doctor told Sharlene Adams to get a blood
Read MoreAt Clinic, Poverty Magnifies Health Problems
(By – Lauren Burns, Capital News Service, via Kaiser Health News) Rhonda Jones began seeing doctors at a Total Health
Read MoreHospital Trying To Win Community’s Trust
(By – Rachel Bluth, Capital News Service and Rachel Greenwald, Capital News Service via Kaiser Health News) Dr. Samuel Ross
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