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Eileen Cook April 9, 2018 0 Comments

To Curb Rising Health Insurance Costs, Some States Try ‘Reinsurance Pools’

(By Michael Ollove for Stateline, an initiative of The PEW Charitable Trusts) A couple of years ago, the health insurance exchange

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Eileen Cook April 9, 2018 0 Comments

A Tale Of Two CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer

(By Alison Kodjak, NPR News for Kaiser Health News) Benjamin Hynden, a financial adviser in Fort Myers, Fla., hadn’t been

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Health Care Finance
Eileen Cook April 8, 2018April 5, 2018 0 Comments

Millennials more satisfied with health plans, out-of-pocket costs than baby boomers

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) The majority (53 percent) of millennials are extremely or very satisfied with out-of-pocket

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Eileen Cook April 8, 2018April 6, 2018 0 Comments

Feds, 30 states claim McKesson illegally repackaged cancer drugs to maximize profits: 5 things to know

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The federal government and 30 states have sued pharmaceutical distributor McKesson, alleging the

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AgingHealth Care - General
Eileen Cook April 8, 2018April 6, 2018 0 Comments

At 88, this doctor won’t give up on a long-ignored treatment for strokes and heart attacks

(By Karen Weintraub for STAT) He’s a professor at Harvard Medical School, but in many ways, Dr. Victor Gurewich is

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Health Care - General
Eileen Cook April 8, 2018April 6, 2018 0 Comments

Study: Sudden wealth loss can heighten risk of death by 50%

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Americans who experienced a “negative wealth shock,” or the loss of at least

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CMSCybersecurityMedicare - General
Eileen Cook April 7, 2018April 6, 2018 0 Comments

Medicare beneficiary data at risk

According to an audit by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services needs to improve

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CMSHealth Care FinanceMedical TechnologyMedicare - GeneralPart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook April 7, 2018April 6, 2018 0 Comments

Medicare approves Yescarta for cancer patients who will have a copayment of nearly $80,000

According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare will pay hospitals close to its standard mark-up rate for

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Health Care - GeneralHospice/Home Health Services
Eileen Cook April 7, 2018April 6, 2018 0 Comments

Humana buys Kindred at Home

Kindred Healthcare’s shareholders approved the sale of its home health business to Humana Inc. and a pair of private equity

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Health Care Redesign
Eileen Cook April 7, 2018April 5, 2018 0 Comments

Amazon vs. Walmart: Who has more power to change healthcare’s landscape?

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon and Walmart are both aiming to redesign how healthcare works in the

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