Walmart makes reducing healthcare costs for employees and customers a priority
Walmart, as the nation’s largest employer and retailer, is looking for ways to reduce healthcare costs for its customers in
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Obamacare Premiums Dip For First Time. Some Call It A Correction
(By Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) After two years of double-digit price hikes, the average premium
Read MoreThe 2019 Medicare plans with 5 stars
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS released its report card for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans Oct.
Read MoreAI for drug development: Experts break down what’s possible — and what’s just hype
(By Kate Sheridan for STAT) If a group of chemists found 18 more potent versions of a drug out of
Read MoreUpdates to the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Manual
CMS updated Chapters 13 and 14 from the Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Manual (PDBM) which affects Part D plan
Read MoreHigh-cost rehab for dying seniors up 65% among some nursing homes
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The proportion of nursing home residents who received physical, occupational and speech therapy
Read MoreAmazon patents new Alexa skill to detect when user is sick
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon has filed a patent for its virtual voice assistant, Alexa, aimed at
Read MoreCVS Health-Aetna deal OK’d by Justice Department
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to move
Read MoreMedicare-for-All and Public Plan Buy-In Proposals: Overview and Key Issues
(By Tricia Neuman, Karen Pollitz and Jennifer Tolbert for Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation) Medicare-for-All, an approach championed most recently
Read MoreWhen ICU Delirium Leads To Symptoms Of Dementia After Discharge
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Doctors have gradually come to realize that people who survive a serious brush with death
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