CMS gave Medicare Advantage plans the ability to use step therapy
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) gave Medicare Advantage (MA) plans the ability to use step therapy for
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Patients cannot access care from Medicare physicians is an urban myth
We hear this all the time “it is impossible to find a doctor who will take Medicare and if you
Read MoreOpening the ‘black box,’ Google DeepMind AI system diagnoses eye diseases and shows its work
(By Casey Ross for STAT) In eye care, artificial intelligence systems have shown they can match the accuracy of doctors
Read MoreFeds Urge States To Encourage Cheaper Plans Off The Exchanges
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) For those who make too much money to qualify for health insurance subsidies
Read More3 telehealth vendors offering free services in wake of California wildfires
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) As wildfires continue to destroy parts of California and force thousands to flee
Read MoreAmbitious ‘Human Cell Atlas’ Aims To Catalog Every Type Of Cell In The Body
(By Karen Weintraub for NPR) If you flip open a biology textbook or do a quick search on Google, you’ll quickly learn
Read MoreAHA files brief in Medicare appeals backlog case: 9 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Kaiser Health News) The American Hospital Association and three member facilities filed a court brief Aug.
Read MoreMedigap Plan F and Plan C to be phased out
In Kimberly Lankford’s “Ask Kim” column appearing on Kiplinger.com, she answers a reader’s question on what will happen to their
Read MoreAdvances In Treating Hep C Lead To New Option For Transplant Patients
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) After her kidneys failed from the same illness that took the lives of
Read MoreClinicians Who Learn Of A Patient’s Opioid Death Modestly Cut Back On Prescriptions
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Physicians and other medical providers modestly reduced the volume of opioids they prescribed
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