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Hospitals avoid $4B payment cut — for now

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The House on Dec. 17 approved a year-end spending deal that delays $4 billion in

(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration released two highly anticipated policy documents Wednesday that, if finalized,

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Black and Hispanic Americans are especially vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. Yet they’re often underrepresented in

Around 7.5 million seniors in the United States cannot cover the costs of a drug their doctor prescribed according a

Majority of people do not know that their Medicare premiums are based on their income. The formula Medicare uses is

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) An audit from the HHS’ Office of Inspector General found CMS incorrectly paid acute care

Alzheimer’s is the most expensive disease in the United States with total payments for caring for Americans age 65 and

With an estimated 20 veterans committing suicide a day, a new bill was introduced into Congress to help reduce this

Nearly one-third of baby boomers list rising healthcare costs as the greatest risk to their retirement in the coming year

(By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR) Sunday was supposed to be the final deadline to enroll in health coverage for 2020