Tales Of Corporate Painkiller Pushing: ‘The Death Rates Just Soared’
(By Dave Davies for NPR) Nearly 2,000 cities, towns and counties across America are currently participating in a massive multi-district
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Dialysis Industry Spends Big To Protect Profits
(By Harriet Blair Brown for Kaiser Health News) The dialysis industry spent about $2.5 million in California on lobbying and
Read MoreMedicare could have saved $2.9 million in 2017 if they did this one thing
The Health and Human Service’s Office of the Inspector General recently reported that CMS could have saved an additional $2.9
Read MoreHHS renews fight to require drug prices in TV ads
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS has appealed a July court ruling that blocked a regulation that would have required
Read MorePoll: Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Says Pain Often Interferes With Daily Life
(By Scott Hensley for NPR) At some point nearly everyone has to deal with pain. How do Americans experience and
Read MoreFeds Pave The Way To Expand Home Dialysis — But Patients Hit Roadblocks
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Home dialysis for older adults will become more common in the years ahead,
Read MoreShopping Abroad For Cheaper Medication? Here’s What You Need To Know
(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) In its effort to temper the sky-high prices Americans pay for many
Read MoreTrump is trying to end secret health care price negotiations. You should be on his side
(By David Vivero for STAT) President Trump signed an executive order in June that could force price disclosure in health care. Insurers,
Read MoreHow to find low-cost or free dental, vision and hearing services that Medicare doesn’t cover
Medicare covers most health care services but as new users soon find out, it typically does not cover routine dental,
Read MoreA new Medicare Advantage health plan in Cook County
The American Medical Association’s innovation arm is teaming up with doctors-turned-investors to launch a health insurance plan for underserved seniors.
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