5 recent balance billing legislative updates
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) States across the nation continue to eye legislation regulating balance billing practices as
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Using Music And Rhythm To Help Kids With Grammar And Language
(By Robert Siegel and Andrea Hsu for NPR) Reyna Gordon was an aspiring opera singer fresh out of college when
Read MoreResurrected: A controversial trial to bring the dead back to life plans a restart
(By Kate Sheridan for STAT) For any given medical problem, it seems, there’s a research team trying to use stem
Read MoreMedicare would save $63M annually with HIEs, study finds
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Health information exchanges deter clinicians from repeating previous therapeutic medical procedures, according
Read MoreVA’s most expensive task? Modernizing IT, says Shulkin
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ most expensive task is modernizing IT
Read MoreUniting HSAs and 401(k) Services
On May 31, 2017, HealthEquity, Inc, the largest non-bank custodian of health savings account (HSA) announced new services that enable
Read MoreA Drug Quintupled in Price. Now, Drug Industry Players Are Feuding Over the Windfall.
(By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times, May 31, 2017) A company that manages prescription drug
Read MoreAs Government-Funded Cancer Research Sags, Scientists Fear U.S. Is ‘Losing Its Edge’
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Less and less of the research presented at a prominent cancer conference is
Read More‘Like Brain Boot Camp’: Using Music To Ease Hearing Loss
(By Robert Siegel and Andrea Hsu for NPR) Trying to make out what someone is saying in a noisy environment
Read MoreEDs charge up to 12.6 times what Medicare pays, study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Most adult emergency department patients are charged between 1 and 12.6 times what
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