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‘Medicare For All’ Emerges As Early Divide In First Democratic Debate

(By Shefali Luthra and Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact for Kaiser Health News) During Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential primary debate — the

There are some Medigap changes coming next year for future 65-year-olds. After this year, two options, Plans C and F,

(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Anticipating more federal scrutiny of genetic privacy policies4, three leading consumer genetic companies have formed

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) A wide-reaching lawsuit unsealed June 24 claims Teva Pharmaceuticals, subsidiaries of Pfizer and

(By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR) The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque,

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Minneapolis-based North Memorial Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota signed

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) “Medicare for All” — or single-payer health care — is a flagship issue

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Anyone who has tried to “shop” for hospital services knows one thing: It’s

(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Ten residents slipped away from their retirement community one Sunday afternoon for a

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) New research on a frightening new superbug confirms what scientists have both suspected and feared: Some hospitalized