Medicare Part D Base Premuims will be Lower for 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced last week, the base premium for Medicare Part D drug benefit will
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South Texas Fights Tuberculosis One Blood Test At A Time
(By Wendy Rigby for Texas Public Radio in partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News) Like most people at Haven
Read MoreHealth Gap Widens Between Appalachia And Rest Of The U.S.
(By Vicky Connor for Kaiser Health News) Sandy Willhite doesn’t mind driving 45 minutes to the nearest shopping center. But
Read MoreHow Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Humana and UnitedHealth performed in Q2
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The health insurance industry’s five largest payers reported solid earnings for the three
Read MoreCMS extends Florida’s Medicaid waiver 5 years: 3 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS renewed Florida’s section 1115 waiver requesting continuation of the state’s Medicaid managed care program
Read MoreCMS backs off proposal to make hospital accreditor investigations public: 5 things to know
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Federal health officials withdrew a proposal to require healthcare facility accreditors to publicly
Read MoreWhen Medicare Makes A Mistake, You are Not Without Recourse
For the most part Medicare pays for “covered medical costs”; however, they do make mistakes. The attached article gives you
Read MoreCongress Revamps Housing Program To Benefit Areas Where HIV Is Spreading
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) In a bipartisan push, Congress has restructured a federal program that provides
Read More‘Bureaucratic Ninjas’ Slice Red-Tape To Battle Health Disparities
(By Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting in Partnership with Kaiser Health News and NPR) When a receptionist hands out a
Read MoreWhy A Pennsylvania Insurer’s Collapse Could Whack Californians In the Wallet
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Among all the reasons for rising health insurance premiums, this
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