CMS is looking to change the Stark Law
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is asking for input on how to change the Stark Law to allow
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Grandkids on-Demand
Grandkids on-Demand is the business slogan of a company that connects students with seniors for light housekeeping or driving chores. Papa,
Read MoreMedicare Advantage plans to add broad non-medical benefits
Beginning next year, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be permitted for the first time to broadly cover non-medical expense that
Read MoreThe Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors (PASS) Act of 2018
The House of Representatives unanimously passed the Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors (PASS) Act of 2018 (H.R. 5773). This legislation
Read MoreWalmart’s idea of “optimized networks” to improve healthcare
Walmart has been awarded a patent for a system that would store a person’s medical information in a blockchain database.
Read MoreWalgreens, Humana partner for Medicare primary care clinics
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walgreens is teaming up with Humana to open primary care clinics for Medicare
Read MoreThese are the 8 most disruptive issues in healthcare
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) Presidential healthcare policy and the rise of health IT like artificial intelligence and
Read MoreDiabetics are skipping medical care due to costs
According to a new survey, 45 percent of diabetics reported having sometimes gone without care for their disease because they
Read MoreA New Wave Of Meth Overloads Communities Struggling With Opioids
(By Arezou Rezvani; Rachel Martin and Danny Hajek for NPR) Principal Mary Ann Hale dreads weekends. By the time Fridays
Read More‘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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