Medicare Advantage in the headlines: 14 recent updates
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Payers are expanding Medicare Advantage plans to new markets for 2023, and many
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Why beneficiaries ditch health insurance plans
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Navigation difficulties were cited as the top reason beneficiaries switched their health insurance
Read MoreWomen and men are different, cardiovascular edition
(By Jayne Williamson-Lee for STAT) It’s quite the task to photograph someone’s heart while they’re exercising. They have to lie
Read MoreHospitals Said They Lost Money on Medicare Patients. Some Made Millions, a State Report Finds
(By Fred Clasen-Kelly for Kaiser Health News) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atrium Health, the largest hospital system in North Carolina, has
Read MoreWant to join physical therapy research study? From your home?
(Source – news.va.gov) Physical therapy may be able to help make your holiday season better. There is no better time
Read MoreUS low on amoxicillin
(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) The infection antibiotic amoxicillin is in short supply among at least three drugmakers,
Read MoreWhere to find the most Medicare Advantage 5-star options? Try New York or Ohio
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS awarded fewer Medicare Advantage plans with five-star ratings for 2023 than in
Read MoreFDA’s vaccines chief sees possibility of more Covid boosters — sooner than he’d like
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Peter Marks, who leads the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccines operation, is still losing sleep
Read MoreDrivers in Decline: A Shortage of Volunteers Complicates Access to Care in Rural America
(By Christina Saint Louis for Kaiser Health News) Several times a month, Jim Maybach drives 5 miles from his house
Read MoreBlind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients
(By Darius Tahir for Kaiser Health News dated October 20, 2022)) Sarah Sheffield, a nurse practitioner at a Veterans Affairs clinic
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