Army 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
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Entering 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
Read MoreHow the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Changes Medicare Coverage of Dental Services
(By Meredith Freed, Tricia Neuman, and Juliette Cubanski for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 08, 2022) The 2023 Medicare
Read MoreVA deploys Artificial Intelligence to increase pre-cancerous polyp detection rate for colorectal cancer
(Source – news.va.gov) Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the
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