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Don’t Panic: The Government Shutdown Isn’t Making Food Unsafe

(By Dan Charles for NPR) Let’s start with the big picture. There are about 8,000 slaughterhouses and meat processors in

The UC San Diego Health has opened a state-of-the-art emergency room specialized in treating seniors requiring emergency health care. The

The CMS Administrator Seema Verma says hospitals posting prices on line is only a first step in creating comparison shopping

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) One in 4 Americans approaching Medicare eligibility said they have little or no

(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — As they jostle to position themselves for 2020, many Democratic presidential hopefuls have

(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — Chuck Grassley wasted little time this week in unveiling his drug-pricing agenda, attaching his

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Success from the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which penalizes hospitals with high 30-day

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Twelve additional health systems have joined Civica Rx, a nonprofit company formed by hospitals to

(By Casey Ross for STAT) LAS VEGAS — The drug industry’s foundering search for an Alzheimer’s cure is fueling a

(By Michael Ollove for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts) Even as calls for “Medicare for All” grow