New Hampshire Insurance Department Seeking a Federal Waiver to Create a Reinsurance Program
In an effort to offset the expected health insurance premiums rate hike of nearly 40 percent for 2018, the New
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Depression Among Heart Attack Survivors Can Be Deadly, Yet Is Often Ignored
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Clyde Boyce has been hospitalized 14 times in the past four years. Boyce,
Read MoreThese Preventive Measures Might Help Delay Dementia Or Cognitive Decline
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) In a landmark report, scientists have endorsed three strategies for preventing dementia and cognitive
Read MoreFraud And Billing Mistakes Cost Medicare — And Taxpayers — Tens Of Billions Last Year
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Federal health officials made more than $16 billion in improper payments to private
Read MoreThe Facts on Medicare Spending and Financing
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, published July 18, 2017) Medicare, the federal
Read MoreWith collapse of GOP health care effort, Congress faces a long ‘to-do’ list for health policy
(By Erin Mershon and Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Republican health care bill, at least for now, is
Read MoreUnitedHealth’s Optum division helps fuel 30% spike in Q2 earnings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Minnetonka Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group recorded $2.3 billion in net earnings attributable to shareholders in the
Read MoreSocial Interaction Improves Quality Of Life For People With Dementia
(By Shirley S. Wang for NPR) In nursing homes and residential facilities around the world, health care workers are increasingly
Read MoreCongress Squares Off Over Drug Pricing And A Controversial Drug Discount Program
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) House Democrats are calling foul on Republican assertions that cuts to a
Read MoreAmericans rank healthcare as top concern, but 64% disapprove of its handling
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Thirty-five percent of Americans see healthcare as the most pressing issue facing the
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