Comparing Private Payer and Medicare Payment Rates for Select Inpatient Hospital Services
(By Eric Lopez, Gary Claxton, Karyn Schwartz, Matthew Rae, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation) As the total
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Walmart partners with PBM startup to increase prescription drug cost savings
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walmart joined forces July 7 with emerging pharmacy benefit manager Capital Rx to adopt
Read MoreNew Clues To ALS And Alzheimer’s From Physics
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) The same process that causes dew drops to form on a blade of grass appears
Read More34 hospital groups urge HHS to delay price disclosure start
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Thirty-four state hospital associations penned a letter to HHS urging the agency to
Read MoreThe Dentist Will See You Now. But Should You Go?
(By Fran Kritz for NPR) Add dental visits to the list of services you can book now or shortly as
Read MoreUS insurers cutting telehealth coverage as COVID-19 cases surge
(By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review) After changing policies to cover telehealth more broadly during the pandemic, some insurers are
Read More‘I Couldn’t Let Her Be Alone’: A Peaceful Death Amid the COVID Scourge
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) As her mother lay dying in a Southern California hospital in early May,
Read MoreWhat Seniors Should Know Before Going Ahead With Elective Procedures
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) For months, Patricia Merryweather-Arges, a health care expert, has fielded questions about the coronavirus
Read MoreIndependence Day Greetings from The AMAC Foundation!
On this very special day for America to commemorate our independence and our freedom, we should pay tribute to the
Read MoreAn experiment in end-of-life care: Tapping AI’s cold calculus to nudge the most human of conversations
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) The daily email that arrived in physician Samantha Wang’s inbox at 8 a.m., just before
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