HHS says it may be time to eliminate the complex system of drug rebates
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is calling for “a system without rebates.” HHS secretary Azar told lawmakers
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That ‘Living Will’ You Signed? At The ER, It Could Be Open To Interpretation.
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) “Don’t resuscitate this patient; he has a living will,” the nurse told Dr.
Read More5 Things To Know About Medicaid Work Requirements
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) The Trump administration’s decision in January to give states the power to impose
Read MoreTRAVELLING ABROAD? CHECK YOUR HEALTH COVERAGE FIRST!
(Source – blog.medicare.gov) If you’re travelling abroad, there’s a lot to do before you leave. There are suitcases to pack,
Read MoreHow America Got Hooked On A Deadly Drug
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Purdue Pharma left almost nothing to chance in its whirlwind marketing of its
Read MoreCMS issues guide on leveraging Medicaid to combat opioid addiction
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS on June 11 released a guidance to help states leverage Medicaid and ensure they
Read MoreApple Watch could soon be able to detect, monitor Parkinson’s disease
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Apple is opening up a new “movement disorder” application programming interface to help
Read MoreMedicare Takes Aim At Boomerang Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Patients
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) “Oh my God, we dropped her!” Sandra Snipes said she heard the nursing
Read MoreBoeing, Cisco, Intel and Walmart are bypassing insurers to drive down healthcare costs
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Spending on employee health benefits has risen about 5 percent annually in recent
Read MoreMedicare’s blueprint to tackle the opioid crisis
In 2016, more than 42,000 Americans died as a result of opioid use and of those, 40 percent involved a
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