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Trying To Protect Seniors, The Most Vulnerable, From Formidable Foe Florence

(By Liz Szabo and JoNel Aleccia and Doug Pardue for Kaiser Health News) Perhaps no other population is as vulnerable

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Hospital Association and six other health organizations have sued HHS for delaying the

(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Senate will vote this week on a bill to prevent illicit fentanyl trafficking, account

(By Mara Gordon for NPR) Members of the generation that came of age in the era of marijuana are reaching

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Lumberton, N.C.-based Southeastern Regional Medical Center, a 452-bed hospital in a rural county,

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Forty-four million people, or 13 percent of Americans, live in a county with

What role do doctors play in the opioid crisis? A new research finds nearly 30 percent of all opioids prescribed

In six years, the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), has grown to include 561 participating accountable care organizations (ACOs) serving

On Friday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted UnitedHealth’s motion for summary judgement and vacated CMS’s

(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Sowbugs, armadillos, hedgehogs … and DNA? The same strategy that some animals use to avoid