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Back in 2003 when the Medicare Part D was created, the idea that beneficiaries with very high drug costs should

Trump Pledges To End HIV Transmission By 2030. Doable, But Daunting

(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Noting that science has “brought a once-distant dream within reach,” President Donald

(By Casey Ross for STAT) At first it was a novelty: Hospitals began using voice assistants to allow patients to

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospital prices are a bigger driver of healthcare spending growth for the privately

Premier, healthcare management company, has created a new subsidiary to focus exclusively on drugs that are perpetually in shortage. ProvideGX

A new Harvard study has found healthcare spending among the Medicare population age 65 and older has slowed dramatically since

(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) It was not the centerpiece, but health was a persistent theme in President

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Although love songs might tell you otherwise, a broken heart can’t kill you—but heart disease can. Heart disease is

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospital sinks stationed near toilets in patient rooms may act as reservoirs for Klebsiella

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Women tend to have more youthful brains than their male counterparts — at least when