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40% of primary care clinics will decline a new patient who takes opioids on ongoing basis

(By Anne-Marie Kommers for Becker’s Hospital Review) Forty percent of primary clinics said they would not accept a new patient

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released Medicare Advantage encounter data to researchers, providing a more comprehensive view

(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The House Ways and Means Committee on July 16 formed a healthcare task force for

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Scientists are beginning to understand why Alzheimer’s disease affects more women than men and why

(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) The House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday approved its version of legislation to

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) By all accounts the woman, in her late 60s, appeared to have severe

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) FDA inspectors claim that Strides Pharma Science, an India-based drugmaker that sells numerous

Are Medicare Supplements and Medicare Advantage PPO Plans the same? No, they are two completely different types of Medicare policies.

(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) SAN FRANCISCO — In front of a crowd of techies packed into a planetarium, Elon

(By Victoria Knight for Kaiser Health News) When doctors told Frances Faulkenburg she had sleep apnea, she was more than