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Should 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

(Source – medicare.gov/blog) More than 3 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma, and some have no idea they have

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Gene therapy drugs have the potential to relieve or cure genetic disorders that

(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration has gotten faster at approving new prescription drugs over the

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two organizations representing hospitals and health systems across the nation and several individual

For those with Original Medicare there is an important Medicare rule called Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) you should be

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that the Next Generation accountable care organizations (ACOs) reduced spending by about 1.11

(By Sharon Begley for STAT) One 50-year-old has the nimble metabolism of a teenager, while another’s is so creaky he

(By Selena Simmons-Duffin) Some people pay $200 a month on the golf course or a fancy cable TV package, says

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) The high cost of multiple sclerosis treatments has forced 40% of patients to take “drastic