‘The Charges Seem Crazy’: Hospitals Impose a ‘Facility Fee’ — For a Video Visit
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) When Arielle Harrison’s 9-year-old needed to see a pediatric specialist at Yale New
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Seeking Refills: Aging Pharmacists Leave Drugstores Vacant in Rural America
(By Markian Hawryluk for Kaiser Health News) Ted Billinger Jr. liked to joke that he would work until he died.
Read MoreMedicaid, CHIP enrollment up 8.9%: 7 statistics
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) After providing coverage to more than a quarter of the U.S. population in
Read MoreAs Aduhelm faces doubts, Biogen plans another pivotal trial for 2022
(By Damian Garde and Adam Feurerstein for STAT) Biogen said Thursday that it expects to begin a large clinical trial
Read MoreAfter ‘Truly Appalling’ Death Toll in Nursing Homes, California Rethinks Their Funding
(By Samantha Young for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — About 1 in 8 Californians who have died of covid
Read MoreRising proportion of Americans skipping care over cost, report finds
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) About 30 percent of Americans delayed medical care for a health problem in
Read MoreAmericans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs
(By Audrey Kearney, Liz Hamel, Mellisha Stokes, and Mollyann Brodie for Kaiser Family Foundation published December 14, 2021) As the
Read MoreDual eligible Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage saw lower healthcare costs
A recent study by Better Medicare Alliance found “dual eligible beneficiaries were more likely to choose a Medicare Advantage plan
Read MoreWill we always need Covid-19 boosters? Experts have theories
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) With the world facing the latest in a seemingly endless stream of coronavirus variants —
Read MoreEmployer-sponsored health costs up 6.3% in 2021, making for hazy 2022 outlook, report says
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Employer-sponsored health costs rose 6.3 percent on average in 2021, nearly doubling 2020’s
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