States Pass Record Number Of Laws To Reel In Drug Prices
(By Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) Whether Congress will act this year to address the affordability of prescription drugs
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Medicare’s Fall Annual Election Period is coming up soon are you prepared?
Every year between October 15th and December 7th, Medicare beneficiaries can enroll in, drop, or change Medicare Advantage plans and
Read MoreNew tools to fight Medicare and Medicaid fraud
The federal health programs of Medicare and Medicaid are a plum target for fraudsters due in part to the large
Read MoreCVS-Aetna deal gets final approval from judge
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health’s $69 billion purchase of Aetna is official after a federal judge
Read MoreHow Should Scientists’ Access To Health Databanks Be Managed?
(By Richard Harris for NPR) More than a million Americans have donated genetic information and medical data for research projects.
Read MoreGroupons For Medical Treatment? Welcome To Today’s U.S. Health Care
(By Lauren Weber for Kaiser Health News) Emory University medical fellow Dr. Nicole Herbst was shocked when she saw three
Read MoreWarnings from the 2019 Medicare trustees report
Medicare spending on a per-beneficiary basis rose sharply in 2018 and is anticipated to accelerate with the influx of baby
Read MoreFentanyl As A Dark Web Profit Center, From Chinese Labs To U.S. Streets
(By Dave Davies for NPR) More than 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, and a growing number of
Read MoreHHS replenishes smallpox vaccine supply: 3 things to know
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS will restock the country’s supply of smallpox vaccines through a $170 million
Read MoreAmericans More Likely Than Swedes To Fill Prescriptions For Opioids After Surgery
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Americans and Canadians are seven times more likely to fill a prescription for
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