Omissions On Death Certificates Lead To Undercounting Of Opioid Overdoses
(By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media in partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News) In a refrigerator in the
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By 2035, elder care robot industry set to top $3 billion
According to a new report from Reuters, the overall worldwide market for robotic assistants used in nursing homes and other
Read MoreHouse lawmakers hope to bring opioid legislation to vote before Memorial Day
(By Lev Facher for STAT) A key House committee will hold the last of three major hearings to address the
Read MoreCalif. Bill Targets Profiteering In Addiction Treatment, Dialysis Industries
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) A California lawmaker is seeking to rein in addiction
Read MoreScrutinizing Medicare Coverage For Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) For years, confusion has surrounded the conditions under which older adults can receive
Read MoreIn bid to lower prices, Gottlieb says FDA will take new action to speed approval of biosimilars
(By Adam Feuerstein for STAT) NEW YORK — Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, is a
Read MoreStudy: Hospital data breaches tied to thousands of additional patient deaths
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) A researcher at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management claims
Read MoreHumana’s “Bold Goal” strategy
Humana has launched its “Bold Goal” strategy which it defines as “a comprehensive business and health strategy dedicated to improving
Read MoreAetna to pass along drugmaker rebates starting in 2019
Aetna Inc. announced starting in 2019 they will automatically pass on drugmaker rebates to about three million commercial members at
Read MoreThousands Mistakenly Enrolled During California’s Medicaid Expansion, Feds Find
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) California signed up an estimated 450,000 people under Medicaid expansion who may not
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