CMS extends MRI coverage for cardiac device patients: 3 notes
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will now cover MRIs for Medicare beneficiaries with an implanted cardiac device without requiring
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Survey finds boomers have no plan at all to handle unforeseen health-related expenses
A recent survey of non-retired Americans ages 50 and over by the NHP Foundation found 65 percent of boomers had
Read MoreRecent study finds that many ACOs may underutilize PCPs
A recent study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health shows that a large proportion of Medicare
Read More‘Scary’ Lung Disease Now Afflicts More Women Than Men In U.S.
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Joan Cousins was among a generation of young women who heard — and
Read MoreAnswers to Medicare questions
A recent Gallup survey found more than half of Americans worry a great deal about the availability and affordability of
Read MorePuerto Rico’s Slow-Going Recovery Means New Hardship For Dialysis Patients
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) VIEQUES, Puerto Rico — As the cry of a rooster heralded the
Read MoreInnovative ways to pay for new antibiotics will help fight superbugs
(By Kevin Outterson for STAT) Antibiotics are the most important drug class in human history. Without them, minor infections like
Read MoreIn a bid to promote stem cell therapies, health officials open a new door for promising contenders
HOUSTON — When someone experiences a severe head injury, it’s not just the initial blow that batters the brain. The
Read MoreApplying Silicon Valley Smarts To Age-Old Diseases
(By Brian Rinker for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — On the second floor of an infectious-disease research
Read MoreHumana has expanded a bundled payment model
Humana announced it has expanded a bundled payment model into seven additional states that will cover hip and knee replacements
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