Pfizer CEO predicts that controversial rebates are ‘going away’
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In his first public remarks since rescinding price hikes, Pfizer chief executive officer Ian Read
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Your Medigap coverage may not always be guaranteed
Like real estate, when it comes to insurance that’s supposed to supplement your Medicare coverage, location is everything. Medigap supplements
Read MoreTrump Administration Loosens Restrictions On Short-Term Health Plans
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Insurers will again be able to sell short-term health insurance good for up
Read MorePatients With Chronic Pain Feel Caught In An Opioid-Prescribing Debate
(By Will Stone for Kaiser Health News) It started with a rolled ankle during a routine Army training exercise. Shannon
Read MoreTo Tame Prescription Prices, HHS Dips A Toe Into Drug Importation Stream
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) It came as something of a surprise when Health and Human Services Secretary
Read MoreTeladoc to rebrand as Teladoc Health
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) On Aug. 10, virtual care company Teladoc will change its corporate name to Teladoc
Read MoreAstro-CHARM to enhance cardiovascular risk prediction for astronauts and the general population
A new online tool to more accurately predict who among those ages 40-65 is at the highest risk of suffering
Read MorePROTECT YOURSELF FROM HEPATITIS
(Source – blog.medicare.gov) Did you know viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver, causes more than one million deaths per
Read MoreAlzheimer’s study sparks a new round of debate over the amyloid hypothesis
(By Damian Garde for STAT) In the long-running debate over just what causes Alzheimer’s disease, one side looks to have
Read MoreMissed Visits, Uncontrolled Pain And Fraud: Report Says Hospice Lacks Oversight
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Elderly patients spent over two weeks in uncontrolled pain or respiratory distress. Acute
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