Walgreens, Humana to open more senior primary care clinics
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walgreens and Humana plan to open three more senior-focused primary care centers in Walgreens stores,
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The House has OK’d a unique patient identifier. Here’s what should happen next
(By Shaun Grannis, John D. Halamka, and Ben Moscovitch for STAT) It isn’t every day that the House of Representatives
Read MoreGenetic-Testing Scam Targets Seniors And Rips Off Medicare
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) The 86-year-old woman in rural Utah doesn’t usually answer solicitations from strangers, she
Read MoreThis Indiana Clinic Has Patient-Care Stats Worth Bragging About
(By Dan Weissmann for Kaiser Health News) When I visited Dr. James Gingerich, he launched into some of the nerdiest
Read MoreThree pharmaceutical companies settle with California over deals to keep generic medications off the market
According to the California attorney general’s office, two pharmaceutical companies will pay the state of California a total of nearly
Read MoreHospitals to publish the prices negotiated with insurers
The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would require hospitals to publish the prices that are negotiated with insurers
Read MoreIf your health insurance claim is denied, you can appeal it
What you can do if your health insurance claim is denied or your health insurer refuses preapproval for care you
Read MoreDemocrats Favor Building On ACA Over ‘Medicare For All’
(By Emmarie Huetteman for Kaiser Health News) Most Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents would prefer to expand the Affordable Care Act
Read MoreIn The Battle Of The Fitness Trackers, The Most Steps Might Not Win
(By Bruce Horovitz for Kaiser Health News) When Sonia Anderson got her first Fitbit step tracker, her poor pooch, Bronx,
Read MoreMake sure you’re protected from hepatitis
(Source: www.medicare.gov/blog) Did you know there are 5 different types of viral hepatitis? These viruses cause more than one million
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