Legislation would expand telehealth services for Medicare patients with COPD
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) Reps. TJ Cox, D-Calif., Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Earl Carter,
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Market Muscle: Study Uncovers Differences Between Medicare And Private Insurers
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Private health insurance plans in 2017 paid more than twice what Medicare would
Read MoreSurprise! Fixing Out-Of-Network Bills Means Someone Must Pay
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) President Donald Trump called on Republicans and Democrats to pass legislation this year
Read MoreProtect yourself from hepatitis
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Did you know that hepatitis kills close to 1.4 million people every year? Hepatitis is an inflammation
Read MoreA HSA is a way to help you save up for medical expenses with a HDP
Healthcare in America can often be more confusing with so many terms we need to become familiar with and the
Read MoreGenetically Modified Viruses Help Save A Patient With A ‘Superbug’ Infection
(By Rob Stein for NPR) For the first time, scientists have used genetically modified viruses to treat a patient fighting
Read MoreWill Displaying Drug List Prices In Ads Help Lower Costs?
(By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR) The Trump administration moved forward on Wednesday with its plan to lower prescription drug prices
Read More3 tips for people in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) If you’re among the 7.5 million people in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program , Medicare providers aren’t allowed
Read MoreMedicare could save $73B by matching drug prices of other countries, study says
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) By using external reference pricing to match U.S. drug prices to those in
Read MoreThe Money And Politics Of Prescription Drugs: What You Need To Know
(By Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact, published by Kaiser Health News) If there’s one area of health care where Republicans and Democrats
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