Planning for healthcare expenses in retirement
While Medicare does pay for the bulk of hospital related expenses, there can be thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket healthcare
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FDA forming a task force to focus on drug shortages
Although new drug shortages have declined in recent years, the Food and Drug Administration is forming a new task force
Read MoreCMS 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,
Read MoreRetooled Vaccine Raises Hopes As A Lower-Cost Treatment For Type 1 Diabetes
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) For Hodalis Gaytan, 20, living with Type 1 diabetes means depending on
Read MoreMedical tourism startups seek patients willing to travel for major surgeries
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The burgeoning medical tourism industry — valued at $68 billion in 2016 by
Read MorePatient and family attitudes are critical to patient safety
In the first study to assess patient and family attitudes about speaking up in the ICU, more than half of
Read MorePharmaceutical, biotech companies cited as biggest drivers of high healthcare costs
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pharmaceutical and biotech companies have the biggest effect on healthcare costs, most healthcare
Read More‘Like A Ghost Town’: Erratic Nursing Home Staffing Revealed Through New Records
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) ITHACA, N.Y. — Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than
Read MoreA link between higher blood pressure and brain disease, Alzheimer’s
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health found older people who have higher blood pressure may have more
Read MoreExperimental Drugs Boost Elderly Immune Systems, Raising Hopes For Anti-Aging Effects
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Scientists on the hunt for anti-aging drugs say they’ve made an advance with tantalizing potential:
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