‘Holy Cow’ Moment Changes How Montana’s State Health Plan Does Business
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Marilyn Bartlett, the director administrator of Montana’s Health Care and Benefits Division, recalls
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Administration Eases Way For Small Businesses To Buy Insurance In Bulk
(By Jan Hancock and Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Small employers will more easily be able to band together
Read MoreFDA to provide recommendations to Congress on how to address nationwide drug shortages
A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb asking the agency to convene its Drug
Read MoreEasing the burden of healthcare in retirement
According to new data from Ameriprise Financial, 60 percent of Gen Xers are not confident Medicare will cover the necessary
Read MoreIf You’ve Got Hep C, Spitting Can Be A Felony
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Last week, an Ohio man who has the hepatitis C virus was sentenced to
Read MoreMedPAC releases June report to Congress: 7 takeaways
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has released its June 2018 report on Medicare and healthcare delivery to
Read MoreResults Of At-Home Genetic Tests For Health Can Be Hard To Interpret
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Rita Adele Steyn’s mother had a double mastectomy in her 40s because she had so
Read MoreThe average cost of Medigap Plan F in every state
One cost often overlooked when it comes to saving for retirement is health insurance. Medicare doesn’t cover everything so many
Read MoreDonations of $4,500 overdose antidote were PR gold for drug maker — but some kits were close to expiring
(By Max Blau for STAT) DUNWOODY, Ga. — Three years ago, with the opioid epidemic taking off, police officers in
Read MoreControversial NIH study of ‘moderate drinking’ will be terminated after scathing report
(By Sharon Begley and Andrew Joseph for STAT) The National Institutes of Health will shut down a controversial industry-funded study
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