A Rare Dementia Gene Runs In The Family, But He’s Fine — So Far
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) MARBLEMOUNT, Wash. John Janda knows he takes after his mother. At 68, the
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Guess Who Pays The Price When Hospital Giants Hire Your Private Practitioner?
(By Jenny Gold for Kaiser Health News) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. When Dr. Sarah Azad followed her mother into the field
Read MoreObamacare Premiums May Soar in 2018, but You Can Still Save Money
Obamacare premiums for 2018 are forecasted to be increased by an average of 29.49 percent; however, there are still ways
Read MoreDental Schools Add An Urgent Lesson: Think Twice About Prescribing Opioids
(By Robert Siegel and Jessica Cheung for NPR) The opioid epidemic has been fueled by soaring numbers of prescriptions written
Read MoreBattle heats up over Maine Medicaid expansion
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) A coalition supporting a Medicaid expansion ballot initiative in Maine launched its campaign
Read MoreCMS suspends certain Medicare enrollment requirements for providers in wake of Hurricane Harvey
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will temporarily suspend select Medicare Part B enrollment screening requirements for providers
Read MoreThe Federal Government is Closing Plan F and Plan C Medigap Insurance to New Participants
As of 2020, people who are on Medicare and don’t already have Plan F or Plan C Medigap insurance won’t
Read MoreMedicare Medical Savings Accounts
A little-known option for those older Americans who are on Medicare and are healthy is called a Medicare Medical Savings
Read More3.3% of ED visits ‘avoidable,’ study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A recent study published in International Journal for Quality in Health Care found
Read MoreAnalysis: Watson for Oncology was over-marketed, now underwhelms hospitals and oncologists
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The artificial intelligence platform Watson for Oncology hasn’t met the high expectations
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