Dental 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
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Battle 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
Read MoreAnthem expands ACA exchange pullback to 9th state, cuts Kentucky participation in half
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Indianapolis-based Anthem said Wednesday it will scale back where it sells its individual
Read MoreMalpractice 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
Read MoreMedicare’s EmPOWER Data will be made Available to Public Health Officials
There are more than 2.5 million Medicare beneficiaries nationally reliant on medical and assistive equipment that require electric power, the
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