One-third of Americans didn’t fill at least one of their prescription drugs due to cost
A recent survey conducted by GoodRx found one-third of Americans didn’t fill at least one of their prescriptions over the
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Connecticut VA Opens Its Doors To ‘Bad Paper’ Veterans
(By Quil Lawrence for NPR) For an estimated 500,000 veterans, being put out of the military with an other than honorable
Read MoreHow FEHB works with Medicare
Do you have a Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Plan? Are you wondering if you should add Medicare as part
Read MoreOverhaul urged in hospital payments by HHS Inspector General
According to a new report from Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General, the tool that CMS uses to
Read MoreTrump administration proposes letting private Medicare plans exclude new types of drugs
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration wants to give private Medicare plans the flexibility to exclude
Read MoreNPs, PAs provide same care quality as physicians for diabetes patients, study finds
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Diabetes patients who receive primary care from nurse practitioners and physician assistants have
Read MoreClaim of CRISPR’d baby girls stuns genome editing summit
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) HONG KONG — A Chinese scientist’s claim that he used the genome editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 to alter
Read MoreMost people don’t understand Medicare when they sign up for it
According to a recent survey from Nationwide Retirement Institute and The Harris Poll, it found although 86 percent of older
Read MoreIn Health Insurance Wastelands, Rosier Options Crop Up For 2019
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) In recent years, places such as Memphis and Phoenix had withered into health
Read MoreOvershadowed By Opioids, Meth Is Back And Hospitalizations Surge
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the
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