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Flu season threatens to complicate diagnoses of vaping-related illness

(By Megan Thielking for STAT) Public health experts are cautioning that the coming flu season could complicate attempts to diagnose

(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Kaiser Health News is suing the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) A surprise medical bill arbitration solution supported by physician groups would increase the

(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) SAN FRANCISCO — Consumer genetics giant 23andMe announced Thursday that it would move deeper into

(By Elise Hu for NPR) Scientists are better understanding why we age — and they’re also better explaining the cellular

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) At first, Dr. Robert Zorowitz thought his 83-year-old mother was confused. She couldn’t

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Arizona Medicaid Director Jami Snyder heard many complaints about enrollees missing medical appointments

(Source – medicare.gov/blog) Just as there are many types of people with Medicare, there are many ways for you to

(Source – cms.gov/newsroom) Ahead of Medicare Open Enrollment, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), under the leadership of

According to a new report from UnitedHealth group, ensuring Medicare patients are treated by “high-value” physicians could lead to billions