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In Los Angeles and Beyond, Oxygen Is the Latest Covid Bottleneck

(By Rae Ellen Bichell and Lauren Weber for Kaiser Health News) As Los Angeles hospitals give record numbers of covid

(Source – www.blogs.va.gov) VA is working to help Veterans with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) sleep better at night – using

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Early in the pandemic, people with COVID-19 began reporting an odd symptom: the loss of

Generally, Medicare does not cover compression stockings or other items you can buy over the counter, such as gauze and

If you are eligible for Medicare but you have creditable coverage, you can delay signing up for Medicare without penalty

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Whether states decided to expand Medicaid has important implications for hospitals’ finances and

Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disease and the most common form of dementia. Dementia is not a specific disease

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) So far in January, a total of 589 drugs have seen list prices increase

Generally LASIK eye surgery is not covered by original Medicare; however, some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans may cover some

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nearly 74 percent of women who chose to forgo reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy