ED visits down 49% since January, analysis reveals
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Emergency department volume fell 49 percent between January and April, with facilities in urban
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A new poll suggests Americans have little interest in big changes to health care
In a recent survey by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press found people
Read MoreMedigap insurers are struggling to attact new Medicare recipients
Medicare program gives enrollees the ability to see any providers who take Medicare coverage, but it requires patients to pay
Read MoreRapid Changes To Health System Spurred By COVID Might Be Here To Stay
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) The U.S. health care system is famously resistant to government-imposed change. It took
Read MoreFDA approves Fitbit emergency ventilator
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA granted Fitbit emergency use authorization for its new emergency ventilator, which it
Read MoreInsulin Costs and Coverage in Medicare Part D
(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, Sarah True, and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation) In May 2020, the Trump Administration
Read MoreBe a “wise guy”— know the importance of health screenings
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Are you a guy who puts off doing a task and later wishes he’d just done it?
Read MoreLancet, New England Journal retract Covid-19 studies, including one that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The Lancet, one of the world’s top medical journals, on Thursday retracted an influential study
Read MoreMontana’s Tribal Nations Preserve COVID Restrictions To Preserve Their Cultures
(By Kathleen McLaughlin for Kaiser Health News) As Montana plows forward with its reopening, including throwing open the doors to
Read MoreAccess VA Care and stay safe from COVID-19 with My HealtheVet
(Source – www.blogs.va.gov) As we all take precautions to guard against COVID-19, being able to access VA health care is
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