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Healthcare affordability scorecard: Where does your state rank?

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Massachusetts topped the list of a new scorecard rating states on their adoption

The findings from a new HSA Bank report shows only 51 percent of Americans know what copay they’re liable for

(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CMS ratings program that compares hospitals on a scale of one to

(By Vanessa Romo and Allison Aubrey for NPR) More Americans are ordering more rounds and that’s leading to more funerals,

(By Dan Gorenstein and Leslie Walker for Kaiser Health News) Improving health and lowering costs for the sickest and most

With the greater awareness in the U.S. and the world about the increasing number of people with Alzheimer’s disease and

During the new Medicare Advantage open enrollment period, you have the option to switch plans if you are dissatisfied with

(By Matthew Cooper for STAT) For people with failing kidneys — and there are thousands of them in the United

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Department of Veterans Affairs’ model of purchasing prescription drugs may improve patient

(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS-sponsored website Nursing Home Compare, which reports quality data from U.S. nursing homes,