What Germany’s Coal Miners Can Teach America About Medical Debt
(By Noam N. Levey for Kaiser Health News) PÜTTLINGEN, Germany — Almost every day, Dr. Eckart Rolshoven sees the long
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States Challenge Biden to Lower Drug Prices by Allowing Imports From Canada
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) The Biden administration is facing mounting pressure from states to let them import
Read MoreArmy Veteran’s innovative treatment for severe emphysema
(Source -news.va.gov) For Veterans with severe emphysema, medication and oxygen therapy may no longer be viable options. Instead, a surgical
Read MoreEntering the Winter Season, How Many Nursing Facility Residents and Staff Were Up-To-Date With Their COVID-19 Vaccines?
(By Priya Chidambaram and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 12, 2022) Moving into the holiday—and COVID-19/flu
Read MoreLawmakers concerned over payers with Medicare Advantage fraud allegations participating in ACO model
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A group of Democratic senators and representatives are concerned about organizations with previous
Read MoreCRISPR gene-editing may boost cancer immunotherapy, new study finds
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Katie Pope Kopp went through round after round of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant
Read MoreSpinal Cord Injury and Disorder Unit open house
(Source – news.va.gov) Two words heard frequently at the South Texas VA Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder (SCID) unit open
Read MoreAdults who took Paxlovid 50% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19: 10 CDC findings
(By Nika Schoonover for Becker’s Hospital Review) Adults who were prescribed Paxlovid for mild to moderate COVID-19 were 50 percent
Read MoreHow Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions
(By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker for NPR) In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage
Read MoreKHN Investigation: The System Feds Rely On to Stop Repeat Health Fraud Is Broken
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Lauren Weber for Kaiser Health News) The federal system meant to stop health care business
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