Boost Now or Wait? Many Wonder How Best to Ride Out Covid’s Next Wave
(By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen for Kaiser Health News) Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against covid-19 at
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Paying entire out-of-pocket cost for generic drugs
Researchers from Avalere Heath, using current CMS prescription drug event data, found more than half of the Medicare beneficiaries who
Read MoreAs Big Pharma Loses Interest in New Antibiotics, Infections Are Only Growing Stronger
(By Arthur Allen for Kaiser Health News) Forget covid-19, monkeypox, and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat
Read MoreCould Consumer Assistance be Helpful to People Facing Medical Debt?
(By Karen Pollitz and Kaye Pestaina for Kaiser Family Foundation published July 14, 2022) A recent KFF Health Care Debt
Read MoreJoint Commission issues new safety guidance for palliative care
(By Nika Schoonover for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Joint Commission issued new safety guidance for palliative care to seriously ill
Read MoreWidespread Medicare confusion among members may lead to worse care outcomes, increased spending, survey finds
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The majority of fee-for-service Medicare and Medicare Advantage members largely don’t understand their
Read MoreFDA rule would facilitate prescription-to-OTC switches but nix a third class of drugs
(By Martha Rumore for STAT) After a decade-long wait, the Food and Drug Administration finally issued a proposed rule in
Read MoreMedicaid Financial Eligibility in Pathways Based on Old Age or Disability in 2022: Findings from a 50-State Survey
(By MaryBeth Musumeci, Molly O’Malley Watts, and Meghana Ammula for Kaiser Family Foundation published July 11, 2022) Medicaid is an
Read MoreMedicare Advantage patients less likely to get pricier diabetes meds, study finds
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Diabetes patients’ Medicare Advantage plans were more likely to receive preventive treatments than
Read MoreIn the label ‘adult failure to thrive,’ medicine reveals its own failures
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) The death certificate made everything worse. Seth Fischer was already angry: a physical feeling, an
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