Dangling A Carrot For Patients To Take Healthy Steps: Does It Work?
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Patricia Alexander knew she needed a mammogram but just couldn’t find the time.
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Medical records are going for as much as $60 per record on the dark web
Medical records are a hot commodity in the dark corners of the internet. With a price as much as $60
Read MoreExtra Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
(Source – www.ssa.gov) Medicare beneficiaries can qualify for Extra Help with their Medicare prescription drug plan costs. The Extra Help
Read MoreNew 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.
Read MoreIt’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
Read MoreWith 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
Read MoreLawmakers 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
Read MoreIs 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
Read MoreScarlet 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
Read MoreThe 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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