Porcupine Barbs For Better Wound Healing
(By Josh Cassidy and Laura Shields for NPR) At first, the idea of using porcupine quills to patch up wounds
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Lethal Plans: When Seniors Turn To Suicide In Long-Term Care
(By Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) When Larry Anders moved into the Bay at Burlington nursing
Read MorePBMs sidestep the Senate’s tough questions — but lawmakers hint at legislation
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — The much-maligned pharmacy middlemen escaped largely unscathed during a high-profile congressional hearing Tuesday
Read MoreFeds break up $1.2 billion Medicare orthopedic brace scam
Published by STAT WASHINGTON — Federal authorities said Tuesday they’ve broken up a $1.2 billion Medicare scam that peddled unneeded
Read MoreCDC’s secrecy of drug-resistant outbreaks in hospitals sparks patient safety debate
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals and federal agencies often keep outbreaks of drug-resistant infections quiet from the
Read MoreOptumRx: 5 costly drugs coming this year
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) OptumRx released a list of five new and potentially expensive treatments coming to
Read MoreConsumers Rejected Drug Plan That Mirrors Trump Administration Proposal
(By Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Unraveling how much of a prescription drug price gets swallowed by “middlemen” is
Read More$50 cash back may not be enough to turn a patient into healthcare shopper
(By Mackenzie Garrity for Becker’s Hospital Review) Researchers at Boston-based Harvard University created a website that rewards patients for choosing
Read MoreFlorida healthcare exec convicted in $1.3B fraud case
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Philip Esformes, who operated a network of more than 30 skilled nursing homes
Read MoreCMS to expand telehealth services to Medicare Advantage
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized the rule to expand telehealth services to Medicare Advantage plans as part
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