North Carolina considers new laws to ‘de-weaponize’ medical debt and protect
(by Aneri Pattani for NPR) RALEIGH, N.C. — When Erin Williams-Reavis faced a $3,500 surgery bill, the hospital offered to
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Live Whole Health Episode 126: Introduction to Qigong
(Source-blog.va.gov) “What is all that noise down there?!” my teenage daughter shouted from her bedroom, as I was tidying up
Read MoreFAQs on Medicare Financing and Trust Fund Solvency
( by Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 17, 2022) Medicare, the federal health insurance
Read MoreExpress Scripts’ $25 insulin cap led to lower costs, better adherence to diabetes treatment, study finds
(by Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Express Scripts’ $25 insulin cap program has slashed patient cost-sharing in half and
Read MoreMedicare Advantage enrollment is on the rise
Using 2022 CMS data, the Better Medicare Alliance found Medicare Advantage health plan enrollment is up across the United States.
Read MoreA Proposal to Import Drugs from Other Countries Creates an Unusual Alliance in the Senate
(By Victoria Knight for Kaiser Health News) Harmony is not often found between two of the most boisterous senators on
Read MoreRelief for chronic post-traumatic headaches
(Source – blogs.va.gov) “The headaches were so severe I used to close myself in a dark, quiet room to get
Read More100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt
(By Noam N. Levey for Kaiser Health News) Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after
Read MoreVA telehealth services through the Digital Divide Consult
(Source – blogs.va.gov) The digital divide is the gap between people who do and do not have access to the
Read MoreHigh-deductible health plans may delay detection of cancer, study finds
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A new observational study has linked high-deductible health plans with delays in the
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