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MedPAC’s report to Congress: 7 takeaways

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission released its March 2020 report on Medicare payment

(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) It took years for Leslie Miller to find the prescription drug that worked for her.

Although many older adults rely on Medicare for their healthcare needs; however, not all seniors exactly know what Medicare covers.

(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) As more people check their body temperature amid the coronavirus pandemic, it’s important

(By Victoria Knight and Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact for Kaiser Health News) During Sunday night’s debate, while leveling criticism at President

(By Victoria knight and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) The Diamond Princess cruise ship. A Georgetown church in

As the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), seniors are the most at-risk for severe illness. The CDC explicitly states that the

(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) Teladoc Health on March 13 announced that patient visit volume rose 50 percent over the

(Source – medicare.gov/blog) When life gets busy, it’s easy to put off an important test or screening. March is Colorectal

(By Sharon Begley for STAT) When a new virus blasts out of the animals that harbored it and into people,