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Health Care - GeneralPart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook December 4, 2017 0 Comments

New Drugs Could Prevent Migraine Headaches For Some People

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) People who experience frequent migraines may soon have access to a new class of drugs.

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Emerging Health IssuesLegal Actions/Court DecisionsPart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 0 Comments

It’s official: CVS Health acquires Aetna for $69 billion

After months of speculation CVS Health and Aetna officially announced their acquisition plan. In a $69 billion deal, CVS Health

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Affordable Care Act (ACA)Medicaid
Eileen Cook December 4, 2017 0 Comments

With CHIP In Limbo, Here Are 5 Takeaways On The Congressional Impasse

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Two months past its deadline, Congress has yet to fund the Children’s Health

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CybersecurityLegislative Update
Eileen Cook December 3, 2017 0 Comments

Lawmakers introduce stronger data breach notification law

(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amid the massive Uber data breach in which company officials paid hackers $100,000

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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook December 3, 2017 0 Comments

Is Amazon going into healthcare?

Reports are that Amazon, the world’s largest online retailers, may be getting into the healthcare industry.  Sources report that Amazon

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Emerging Health Issues
Eileen Cook December 3, 2017 0 Comments

Scarlet fever is making a comeback — and no one knows why

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Scarlet fever is reemerging in certain parts of the world for reasons unknown

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Legislative UpdateMedicare - General
Eileen Cook December 3, 2017December 1, 2017 0 Comments

The Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act

According to the Congressional Research Service, 750,000 Medicare beneficiaries get socked with a Medicare Part B late-enrollment penalty in 2014.

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Health Care FinanceHealth Care Redesign
Eileen Cook December 3, 2017December 1, 2017 0 Comments

CVS Health-Aetna deal could be reached Monday: 3 things to know

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A deal between CVS Health and Aetna could arrive Monday, sources familiar with

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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook December 2, 2017December 1, 2017 0 Comments

Report: Here’s What The Feds Can Do To Cut Drug Prices

(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) Drug prices are too high, and we had better do something about it. That is

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Medicare - GeneralMedicare AdvantagePart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook December 2, 2017December 1, 2017 0 Comments

Why seniors are not shopping around for Medicare plans

A survey of more than 1,000 Medicare-eligible people in the United States age 65 and over, 33 percent of older

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