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

CMS Administrator Seema Verma: Despite billions spent, EHRs haven’t delivered on interoperability

(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

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) The decision seemed straightforward. Bob McHenry’s heart was failing, and doctors recommended two

In a new report from the Government Accountability Office found the Medicare Plan Finder website is difficult to navigate and

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walgreens and Humana plan to open three more senior-focused primary care centers in Walgreens stores,

(By Shaun Grannis, John D. Halamka, and Ben Moscovitch for STAT) It isn’t every day that the House of Representatives

(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) The 86-year-old woman in rural Utah doesn’t usually answer solicitations from strangers, she

(By Dan Weissmann for Kaiser Health News) When I visited Dr. James Gingerich, he launched into some of the nerdiest

According to the California attorney general’s office, two pharmaceutical companies will pay the state of California a total of nearly