Graphic: Opioid Painkiller Is Top Prescription In 11 States
(By Jenny Gold for Kaiser Health News) Americans fill about 4.5 billion prescriptions each year, at a cost of more than $323 billion.
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Decreasing your medical bills in retirement
According to Fidelity Investments, a couple who retired in 2017 can expect to spend an average of $275,000 for health
Read More7 things to know about the $1.3T federal spending bill
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Congress revealed a tentative $1.3 trillion spending bill March 21, according to The Washington
Read MoreReport: 210 US hospitals withheld device warranty credits from Medicare
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Over 200 U.S. hospitals failed to pass along $4.4 million in warranty credits
Read More7 things to know about the rise of fee-based direct primary care
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Direct primary care practices, which charge a monthly membership fee for medical visits
Read MoreMore people are going to urgent care centers than the ER
In a recent FAIR Health’s Healthcare Indicators and Medical Price Index report, the data collection firm found private insurance claim
Read MoreWhen towns lose their newspapers, disease detectives are left flying blind
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Maia Majumder was on Twitter earlier this month when she saw a map that terrified
Read MoreMEDICARE HELPS YOU GET SMART ABOUT KIDNEY DISEASE
(Source – blog.medicare.gov) Did you know that 1 in 3 American adults is at risk for kidney disease? Major risk
Read MoreCare quality scores drop for older adults who lack regular physician
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare recipients who do not have a personal physician score lower on healthcare
Read MoreIntermountain, SSM, Ascension and Trinity’s generic drug venture could have a third of the hospital market as members: 6 things to know
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Seventy U.S. hospitals expressed interest in joining a nonprofit generic drug company venture formed by
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