Absent Federal Action, States Take The Lead On Curbing Drug Costs
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Lawmakers in Maryland are daring to legislate where their federal counterparts have not:
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Changes Coming to TRICARE Effective January 1, 2018
According to Federal News Radio, the Defense Department has issued new rules making significant changes to the health insurance system
Read MoreDo Pharma’s Claims On Drug Prices Pass The Smell Test? We Found 5 Stinkers.
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Drug companies launched an ad and publicity extravaganza this year right after President-elect
Read MoreHeart Device Failure: Medicare Spent $1.5B Over 10 Years To Replace Defective Implants
(By Fred Schulte and Christina Jewett for Kaiser Health News) Medicare paid at least $1.5 billion over a decade to
Read MoreNot even the mattress pads were spared: An inside look at a top hospital’s struggle to cut costs
(By Ron Winslow for STAT) BOSTON – In only 18 months on the job, the chief operating officer of Brigham
Read MoreUS senator seeks Medicaid information from CMS, 8 states
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., seeks information from CMS and eight states related
Read MorePrice resigns from HHS amid scandal over use of private jets
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, resigned Friday amid growing criticism of his extensive
Read MoreBreakthrough Pain Treatment Or Snake Oil? You Decide.
(By Joe Palca for NPR) Let’s say you’re a scientist, and you’ve invented what you think is a useful treatment
Read MoreYears After Silently Combating Sexual Trauma, Female Veterans Seek Help
(By Anna Casey for Kaiser Health News) Sheila Procella joined the Air Force in 1974 to “see the Earth,” she
Read MoreCMS postpones October hospital star ratings update: 5 things to know
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will not update Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on its Hospital Compare
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