Cerner establishes advisory group on veterans healthcare
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cerner revealed the roster for its advisory group on veterans healthcare Sept.
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Evergreen Health to be liquidated: 5 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Baltimore-based Evergreen Health, one of 23 nonprofit health plans created under the ACA,
Read MoreShedding New Light On Hospice Care: No Need To Wait For The ‘Brink Of Death’
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) A few weeks ago, Kathy Brand’s 86-year-old mother was hospitalized in Florida after
Read MorePence swears in new surgeon general, Dr. Jerome Adams
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. Vice President Mike Pence swore in Jerome Adams, MD, Tuesday as the
Read MoreHow Below-The-Radar Mergers Fuel Health Care Monopolies
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Hospitals have gone on a doctor-buying spree in recent years, in many areas
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In a proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is considering adding results from five open-ended questions about
Read MoreCalifornia, Other States To Extend Obamacare Sign-Up Beyond Federal Limit
(By Pauline Bartolone and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) California and several other states will exempt themselves this
Read MoreState Insurance Commissioners In Hot Seat In National Health Care Drama
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) With insurance premiums rising and national efforts at health reform in turmoil, a
Read MoreHurricane’s Health Toll: A Doctor Tending To Texans Taps Lessons From Katrina
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) As Dr. Ruth Berggren digests the calamity affecting her new home state of
Read MoreNovartis charged much more in the U.S. for some drugs than in other countries
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) An axiom in the overheated debate about prescription drug pricing is that Americans are often
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