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Medicaid Financial Eligibility for Seniors and People with Disabilities: Findings from a 50-State Survey

(By Marybeth Musumeci, Priya Chidambaram and Molly O’Malley Watts for Kaiser Family Foundation) Medicaid is an essential source of coverage

(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez and Elizabeth Lucas and Orion Donovan-Smith for Kaiser Health News) In his 40 years of working

(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing June 12 on “Medicare

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA alerted healthcare providers June 13 that at least one patient has died after

Warning: Scammers targeting Medicare recipients with new genetic testing scheme. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of

(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) In April 2018, 9-year-old Christian Bolling was hiking with his parents and sister

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Haleyville, Ala.-based Lakeland Community Hospital, previously on the brink of closure, continues to

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Zolgensma, recently approved by the FDA, tops GoodRx’s list of the 10 most

(By Matthew Herper for STAT) SAN FRANCISCO — The drug maker GlaxoSmithKline announced Thursday that it would team up with

(By Damian Garde for STAT) Two Republican senators are asking whether the Department of Health and Human Services might have