Be Informed about Medicare
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As a competitor encroached, Mylan took one state to court to push EpiPen sales, documents show
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) The pharmaceutical company Mylan has developed a reputation for fighting tooth-and-nail to promote its flagship
Read MoreIs It Time For Hearing Aids To Be Sold Over The Counter?
(By Patti Neighmond and Jane Greenhalgh for NPR) Four out of five older Americans with hearing loss just ignore it,
Read MoreComparing Apples to Apples When Selecting Hospice and Palliative Care Providers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are working to help make the decision easier for patients and their families
Read MoreWhat Doesn’t Kill You Can Maim: Unexpected Injuries From Opioids
(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) The trouble started for Lisa when she took a blood pressure pill
Read MoreHow Accurate is the Medicare Hospital Compare Portal?
A new research study results appearing in the Journal of American Statistical Association titled “Mortality Rate Estimation and Standardization for
Read MoreSurprise billing legislation passes in Arizona House, requires second Senate vote
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Arizona House legislators approved legislation to combat surprise billing Wednesday, tucson.com reports. Here
Read MoreSiliq: The Lowest Priced Psoriasis Treatment at $3,500 per month
Ahead of an expected U.S. launch in the second half of 2017, Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. said it
Read MoreDon’t Give Kids Cough Syrup Or Pain Meds That Contain Codeine, FDA Says
(By Rebecca Hersher for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration says children under 12 should not be given prescription medicines
Read MoreModerate Exercise Could Make the Difference in Surviving a Heart Attack
Danish researchers write in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, just a few hours a week of moderate exercise may
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