Did your deductibles reset on January 1st?
It’s a new year and for many people with high-deductible health insurance their deductibles were reset on January 1st, which
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Walmart expands standalone health center model
(Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walmart has moved deeper into the primary care market by opening its second freestanding
Read More‘Donation after cardiac death’: New heart transplant method being tested for the first time in the U.S.
(By Shraddha Chakradhar for STAT) More than 250,000 people in the U.S. are currently at the end stages of heart
Read MoreWhat is long-term care and will Medicare pay for it?
Do you believe that Medicare will pay for your ongoing long-term care? If so, you are not alone, 56 percent
Read MoreShould you stay with your employer health insurance or take Medicare?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the share of people age 65 to 74 in the workforce has been
Read MoreGet a glaucoma test and make your vision top priority!
(Source – medicare.gov/blog) More than 3 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma, and some have no idea they have
Read MoreGene therapy drugs could cost healthcare $45B in the next 5 years, report says
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Gene therapy drugs have the potential to relieve or cure genetic disorders that
Read MoreFDA Approves Drugs Faster Than Ever But Relies On Weaker Evidence, Researchers Find
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration has gotten faster at approving new prescription drugs over the
Read MoreHospital groups sue HHS, seek to block site-neutral pay cuts
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two organizations representing hospitals and health systems across the nation and several individual
Read MoreWhat is a Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice?
For those with Original Medicare there is an important Medicare rule called Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) you should be
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