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CMS releases proposed physician payment rule for 2019: 6 things to know

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued its annual update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule July 12,

(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) For Hodalis Gaytan, 20, living with Type 1 diabetes means depending on

(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The burgeoning medical tourism industry — valued at $68 billion in 2016 by

In the first study to assess patient and family attitudes about speaking up in the ICU, more than half of

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pharmaceutical and biotech companies have the biggest effect on healthcare costs, most healthcare

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) ITHACA, N.Y. — Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than

A study funded by the National Institutes of Health found older people who have higher blood pressure may have more

(By Rob Stein for NPR) Scientists on the hunt for anti-aging drugs say they’ve made an advance with tantalizing potential:

(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Despite receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer money, Medicaid

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) The kidney doctor sat next to Judy Garrett’s father, looking into his face,