Merck will allow drugmakers in other countries to make its COVID-19 pill
(By Scott Neuman for NPR) U.S.-based pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. said it will license drugmakers worldwide to produce its potentially
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Democrats’ Plans to Expand Medicare Benefits Put Pinch on Advantage Plans’ Funding
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) “Did you think we wouldn’t notice?” an older woman says, speaking into the
Read MoreMedicare Punishes 2,499 Hospitals for High Readmissions
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending
Read MorePotential Costs and Impact of Health Provisions in the Build Back Better Act
(Cynthia Cox, Robin Rudowitz, Juliette Cubanski, Karen Pollitz , MaryBeth Musumeci, Usha Ranji , and Michelle Long for Kaiser Family
Read More3 takeaways from the emergence of the ‘Delta Plus’ coronavirus variant
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Yet another version of the coronavirus is getting global attention, this one dubbed AY.4.2. It
Read MoreMedicare Plans’ ‘Free’ Dental, Vision, Hearing Benefits Come at a Cost
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) When Teresa Nolan Barensfeld turned 65 last year, she quickly decided on a
Read MoreWhat you should do during Medicare Annual Enrollment Period
Do you know what you can do during Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP)? Do you know what you cannot do
Read MoreERs are now swamped with seriously ill patients — but most don’t even have COVID
(By Kate Wells for NPR) Inside the Emergency Department at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan, staff are struggling to care for
Read MoreBoost your protection from COVID-19
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Get ready to help increase your protection with a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Medicare covers a COVID-19 vaccine
Read MoreAnalysis: A Procedure That Cost $1,775 in New York Was $350 in Maryland. Here’s Why.
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) For the past 18 months, while I was undergoing intensive physical therapy and
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