VA spent $1.1B over 6 years on an EHR it’s trying to replace
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Between fiscal years 2011 and 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs funneled more
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Medicare fee-for-service spending increased 2.3% between 2015-16
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare fee-for-service hospital spending increased slightly between 2015 and 2016 — by 2.3
Read MoreConfused on the various terminology used in the Medicare program?
Are you new to Medicare? Or are you confused on the various terminology used in the program? In Maurie Backman’s
Read MoreSign-Up Deadline Is Friday, But Some People May Get Extra Time
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Open enrollment on the federal health law’s marketplace ends Friday, and most people
Read MoreExperts Tell Congress How To Cut Drug Prices
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) The nation’s most influential science advisory group will tell Congress today that
Read MoreCMS shows desire to innovate with 2 major Medicare pay changes for primary care: 7 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) An analysis by the Urban Institute shows Medicare is willing to pay increasingly greater amounts to primary
Read MoreThe way over-the-counter drugs are regulated is a mess — and Congress is ready to step in
(By Erin Mershon for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has, for years, limited the amount of acetaminophen
Read MoreReverberations From War Complicate Vietnam Veterans’ End-of-Life Care
(By April Dembosky, KQED for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Many of Ron Fleming’s fellow soldiers have spent
Read MoreHow much can you contribute to a Health Savings Account in 2018
Do you know thanks to a quirk in the law, an adult child covered under the family’s high-deductible health policy
Read MoreSen. Collins’ Strategy To Stabilize Insurance Market Raises Doubts Among Analysts
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), whose vote was pivotal in pushing the GOP tax
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