Huntington’s spreads like ‘fire in the brain.’ Scientists say they’ve found the spark
By Jon Hamilton on June 19, 2023 for NPR Diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s are caused by toxic clumps
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Alliance of Community Health Plans pitches cap on Medicare Advantage marketing spending, broker payments
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Alliance of Community Health Plans is proposing a set of policies aimed
Read More#ICYMI Video: New benefits eligibility for Veterans exposed to toxins
(Source – news.va.gov) VA recently joined the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) on Instagram to discuss PACT Act benefits eligibility. Some
Read MoreCMS: Private insurance spending to increase in 2023, 2024; slow in 2025 onward
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is projecting a 7.7 percent increase in private health insurance spending in
Read MoreKFF Survey Shows Complexity, Red Tape, Denials, Confusion Rivals Affordability as a Problem for Insured Consumers, With Some Saying It Caused Them to Go Without or Delay Care
(Contact Craig Palosky for the Kaiser Family Foundation published June 15, 2023) Most (58%) people with health insurance say they
Read MoreHow VA is reaching unsheltered homeless Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) While there was an overall increase of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness across the country from 2015-2022, VA
Read MoreSome cancer drugs are in short supply, putting patients’ care at risk. Here’s why
(By Yuki Noguchi for NPR) Toni Dezomits is used to facing death. She served in the Gulf War and later
Read MoreVA hospitals are outperforming private hospitals, latest Medicare survey shows
(By Quil Lawrence for NPR) A nationwide Medicare survey released today found that veterans rated Veterans Affairs hospitals higher than
Read MoreAt Least 1.7M Americans Use Health Sharing Arrangements, Despite Lack of Protections
(By Markian Hawryluk for KFF Health News) A new report has provided the first national count of Americans who rely
Read MoreThe current Medicare Advantage payment structure results in overpayments
Current research states that the millions of beneficiaries in traditional Medicare who have switched to Medicare Advantage plans have lower
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