With no dementia cure in sight, it’s time for communities to become dementia friendly
(By Nancy Berlinger for STAT) For baby boomers and their parents, there’s no biomedical solution in sight for preventing or curing dementia.
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Trump Administration Hits Brakes On Law To Curb Unneeded Medicare CT Scans, MRIs
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Five years after Congress passed a law to reduce unnecessary MRIs, CT scans
Read MoreAs States Strive To Stabilize Insurance Marketplaces, Insurers Return
(By Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) Felicia Morrison is eager to find a health plan for next year that
Read MoreCan a new drug prevent hearing loss?
In a comprehensive study being conducted at the University of South Florida, the first ever medication to treat age-related hearing
Read MoreWhat you need to know about Medicare coverage and cancer
Nearly 40 percent of people will eventually be diagnosed with some form of cancer at some time in their life
Read MoreShould you drop Medicare for your employer health coverage?
According to the latest available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics by 2026, about 30 percent of individuals ages
Read MoreHepatitis A Races Across The Country
(By Laura Ungar for Kaiser Health News) AKRON, Ohio — Just before the Fourth of July, Trenton Burrell began feeling
Read MoreCharity Care Spending By Hospitals Plunges
(By Harriet Blair Rowan for Kaiser Health News) California hospitals are providing significantly less free and discounted care to low-income
Read MoreMedicare to save $650M under site-neutral pay proposal
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS’ 2020 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule would finish phasing in a site-neutral
Read MoreHealthcare in retirement could cost you $335,000
According to a survey from Charles Schwab, it found the average worker expects to need around $1.7 million to make
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