What’s in Store for Medicare’s Part B Premiums and Deductible in 2016, and Why?
(By – Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman, Kaiser Family Foundation) As a result of the recently enacted budget deal in Congress,
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When Something Goes Wrong At The Hospital, Who Pays?
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser health News) When Charles Thompson checked into the hospital one July morning in 2011, he
Read MoreCMS Seeking Comment on MACRA Episode Groups
Source – CMS.gov) As required by Section 101(f) of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), enacted
Read MoreIt’s Never Too Soon To Plan Your ‘Driving Retirement’
(By – John Daley, Colorado Public Radio/Kaiser Health News) Harriet Kelly has one word to describe the day she stopped
Read MoreHealth Systems Dipping Into The Business Of Selling Insurance
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) In addition to treating what ails you, a number of health care systems
Read MoreIt’s On The Test: New Questions Require Doctors To Learn About Military Medicine
(By – Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News) Veterans Day is when America stops to thank those who have sacrificed to
Read MoreData 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
Read MoreLarge study reports results comparing two CPR methods used by EMS providers following sudden cardiac arrest
(Source – National Institutes of Health) In a study published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers
Read MoreUsing A Weight-Loss App? Study Says It Doesn’t Help Much
(By – Lynne Shallcross, Kaiser Health News) Young American adults own smartphones at a higher rate than any other age
Read MoreConsumer Confusion Continues In Obamacare’s Third Year
(By – Fred Mogul, WNYC, via Kaiser Health News) Recording and mixing music is Vernon Thomas’ passion, but being CEO
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