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Finding the right post-hospital care

For those Medicare beneficiaries who are very sick or have complex needs, the question of here to go after the

The affordability of prescription drugs is a pressing concern for many Americans, with broad agreement across the political spectrum that

A new bill in Congress aims to give older Americans a tax break for setting aside money for medical expenses.

(By Kate Sheridan for STAT) Health economists walk a precarious tightrope: Their analyses are quantitative and, presumably, emotion-free. But health

(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) Almost three quarters (74.3 percent) of U.S. residents say they either do not

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Shannon Wood Rothenberg walked into her annual physical feeling fine. But more than

(By Barclay E. Berdan, Scott Reiner, and Terry Shaw for STAT) Drug shortages are a major challenge for hospitals. Today, 121

In Howard Gleckman’s column for Forbes, he is calling for the Democratic presidential hopefuls to stop calling it: “Medicare for

(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS Administrator Seema Verma spoke about the limitations EHRs present to patient data

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) A year after calling proposals allowing Americans to import cheaper drugs from Canada