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Hospitals Lure Diabetes Patients With Self-Care Courses, But Costs Can Weigh Heavily

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) When a routine physical revealed mildly elevated blood-sugar levels, Michael Phillips was strongly

(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) After Keith Beck died of bile duct cancer last year, family members said

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) BlueCross BlueShield of Texas may begin requiring some members who access nonemergent care

(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) In its latest Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) As leading U.S. companies like Apple and Amazon prioritize employee wellbeing and work

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking input on an alternative payment model that would allow direct provider

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that Medicare will require hospitals to post their standard prices online and

(By Usha Lee McFarling for STAT) LOS ANGELES — Like many transplant surgeons, Dr. Jeffrey Veale got frustrated seeing so

(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Market research firm CB Insights outlined eight potential initiatives Google and its

Older Americans with Medicare drug coverage who develop a dangerous addiction there is one treatment Medicare won’t cover: methadone. Experts