How a decades-old database became a hugely profitable dossier on the health of 270 million Americans
(By Casey Ross for STAT) To most Americans, the name MarketScan means nothing. But most Americans mean everything to MarketScan.
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Medicare Advantage brings healthcare costs down
Medicare Advantage Plans, sometimes called “Part C” or “MA Plans,” are offered by Medicare-approved private companies that must follow the
Read MoreCancer patients win lawsuit against Aetna over denied treatment
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Florida judge ruled against Aetna in a proposed class-action lawsuit over the
Read MoreHow a hyperactive cell in the brain might trigger Alzheimer’s disease
(By Bret Stetka for NPR) It all started with genetic data. A gene here, a gene there. Eventually the story
Read MoreIn California Nursing Homes, Omicron Is Bad, but So Is the Isolation
(By Linda Marsa for Kaiser Health News) Dina Halperin had been cooped up alone for three weeks in her nursing
Read MoreIt’s Day 6 of Covid, and a Rapid Antigen Test Comes Back Positive. Stay Home, Say Virologists.
(By Rae Ellen Bichell for Kaiser Health News) What does it mean if a person’s rapid antigen test result comes
Read MoreMillions of Medicare Beneficiaries Use Prescription Drugs That Could Be Subject to Price Negotiation, But Build Back Better Act Provision Exempts Many Drugs With High Federal Spending
(By Juliette Cubanski, Nolan Sroczynski , and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published January 27, 2022) The Build Back
Read MoreMedicare Shared Savings Program Continues to Grow and Deliver High-Quality, Person-Centered Care Through Accountable Care Organizations
(Source – cms.gov) Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data showing that Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
Read MoreA second version of omicron is spreading. Here’s why scientists are on alert
(By Michaeleen Doucleff for NPR) Just as the omicron surge starts to recede in parts of the U.S., scientists have
Read MoreMedicare Patients Win the Right to Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) A three-judge federal appeals court panel in Connecticut has likely ended an 11-year
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