If you’re contributing to a HSA, Medicare enrollment can be a liability
Are you turning age 65? Should you enroll in Medicare? Can you still contribute to your Health Savings Account? First,
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Steep Climb In Benzodiazepine Prescribing By Primary Care Doctors
(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR) The percentage of outpatient medical visits that led to a benzodiazepine prescription doubled from 2003 to 2015,
Read MoreAnalysis: Pulling Back Curtain On Hospital Prices Adds New Wrinkle In Cost Control
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) As President Donald Trump was fighting with Congress over the shutdown and funding
Read MoreHospitals Check To See If Patients Are Donor-Worthy — Not Their Organs, But Pockets
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Nonprofit hospitals across the United States are seeking donations from the people who
Read MoreNew App Displays What Original Medicare Covers
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new app that gives consumers a modernized Medicare experience
Read MoreHere’s how much ‘big tech’ spent on lobbying in 2018
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Technology giants spent millions of dollars on lobbying efforts in 2018, The Hill reports. Five
Read MoreMore patients return from Tijuana surgeries with drug-resistant infection
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) At least 12 U.S. residents who had surgeries in Tijuana, Mexico, returned with a rare
Read MoreElective hip, knee surgery costs grow to $25B, BCBS Association finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Scheduled orthopedic surgeries now reflect 47 percent of total orthopedic spending at $25
Read MoreHospital-owned drug company to offer 20 generics in 2019
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Civica Rx, the nonprofit generic drug company formed by a group of hospital
Read MoreTransparent Hospital Pricing Exposes Wild Fluctuation, Even Within Miles
(By Harriet Blair Rowan for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) The federal government’s new rule requiring hospitals to
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