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(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Indianapolis-based Anthem said Wednesday it will scale back where it sells its individual

Malpractice fears are the No. 1 cause of overtreatment, physicians say

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Physicians overall feel overtreatment is common in healthcare, according to a study in

There are more than 2.5 million Medicare beneficiaries nationally reliant on medical and assistive equipment that require electric power, the

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Four years ago, when meningitis B, an extremely rare but potentially lethal form

(By Julie Rovner and Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has a problem – and not

(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) One of the few things that Republicans and Democrats broadly agree on is

In October, Medicare enrollees will be given notice of monthly surcharges involving both Medicare Part B and Part D premiums

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) L.A. Care Health Plan, a Medicaid plan for Los Angeles County residents, and

(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cerner revealed the roster for its advisory group on veterans healthcare Sept.

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Baltimore-based Evergreen Health, one of 23 nonprofit health plans created under the ACA,