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Eileen Cook December 26, 2024December 26, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

National Health Spending Explorer

(Source – The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 20, 2024) Now updated with 2023 data, the National Health Spending Explorer

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Eileen Cook December 26, 2024December 26, 2024 Veterans, Veterans Health care

Get ahead of winter emergencies 

(Source – news.va.gov) Winter weather can be dangerous and unpredictable, bringing risky conditions due to snow, ice, and freezing temperatures

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Eileen Cook December 25, 2024December 23, 2024

A Merry and Blessed Christmas to all!

“I heard the bells on Christmas Day, Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet, The words repeat, Of

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Eileen Cook December 24, 2024December 24, 2024 Healthcare Finance, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Part D

How Medicare Negotiated Drug Prices Compare to Other Countries

(By Delaney Tevis, Matt McGough, Juliette Cubanski, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 19, 2024) This

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Eileen Cook December 24, 2024December 24, 2024 Prolonged Exposure (PE), Veterans, Veterans Crisis Line, Veterans Health care

Veteran looks to the future after prolonged exposure therapy

(Source – news.va.gov) Renè Toney’s situation was bad. She lost her job, her wife and almost her home and her

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Eileen Cook December 24, 2024 FDA, Generic Drugs, GLP-1 drugs, Victoza

FDA approves GLP-1 generic

(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) On Dec. 23, the FDA approved Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ liraglutide injection, a generic version

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Eileen Cook December 23, 2024December 23, 2024 Caregiver, VA Medical Foster Home Program, Veterans, Veterans Health care

VA’s Medical Foster Home program

(Source – news.va.gov) Maria and Delbert Wells have made their home a place of care and connection for Veterans through

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Eileen Cook December 23, 2024December 23, 2024 False Claims Allegations, Health Insurance companies, Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage insurer to pay up to $98M to settle false claims allegations

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Independent Health will pay up to $98 million to settle allegations a now-defunct

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FDAPart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook December 23, 2024December 23, 2024 FDA, sleep apnea, Weight-loss drugs, Zepbound

FDA approves weight loss drug Zepbound to treat obstructive sleep apnea

(By Juliana Kim for NPR) The weight loss drug Zepbound has become the first prescription medication approved to treat obstructive

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Veterans Benefits
Eileen Cook December 20, 2024December 20, 2024 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, Veterans, Veterans Health care, Veterans Suicide Prevention

VA releases 2024 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report 

(Source – news.va.gov) The 2024 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report analyzes Veteran suicide data from 2001 to 2022, with

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