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Data analysis and publication of landmark NIH blood pressure study confirm that lower blood pressure target can reduce cardiovascular disease, deaths

(Source – National Institutes of Health) NIH-supported researchers are reporting more details on a landmark study that announced preliminary findings

(Source – National Institutes of Health) In a study published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers

(By – Lynne Shallcross, Kaiser Health News) Young American adults own smartphones at a higher rate than any other age

(By – Fred Mogul, WNYC, via Kaiser Health News) Recording and mixing music is Vernon Thomas’ passion, but being CEO

(By Lisa Gillespie, Kaiser Health News) Imagine what you could do with $2,000. If you’re between 18 and 34, you

(By – Julie Appleby, Kaiser health News With the health insurance markets open for next year’s enrollment, Eve Campeau says she’s

(Source – CMS.gov) In 2016, CMS will apply a negative payment adjustment to individual eligible professionals (EPs), Comprehensive Primary Care

(Source – CMS.gov) The period for requesting an informal review of the 2016 Value Modifier is open now and ends

(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Health plans that offer coverage of doctors and hospitals outside the plan’s network

(By – Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News) Cancer patients insured by California’s health plan for low-income people are less likely