Sutter Health, Aetna to launch joint health plan
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health and Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna will offer a jointly-owned health plan to
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Some Seniors Just Want To Be Left Alone, Which Can Lead To Problems
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) The 84-year-old man who had suffered a mini-stroke was insistent as he spoke
Read MoreLowering Medicare Drug Costs
If you have Medicare and you’re having trouble paying for prescription drugs, the attached article list resources that may be
Read More10 things to know about 2016 healthcare consumer payment trends
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Increasing patient financial responsibility means a growing portion of provider and payer revenue
Read MoreBrain Cell Transplants Are Being Tested Once Again For Parkinson’s
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Researchers are working to revive a radical treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The treatment involves transplanting
Read MoreCould Drones Help Save People In Cardiac Arrest?
(By Courtney Columbus for NPR) Drones could soon be dropping off packages at customers’ doors. But researchers in Sweden have
Read MoreMedicare Spending Less when Members See Their PCP
In a recent Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the study found Medicare spending was nine percent less when beneficiaries
Read MoreWhich states filed for Section 1332 waivers?
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Increased use of Section 1332 waivers — also known as State Innovation Waivers
Read MoreSixty-Five Percent of Medicare Members are using Their Health Plan Portals
In May 2017, HealthMine conducted a survey of Medicare health consumers and found 65 percent of Medicare health plan members
Read MoreSecretary Price Statement on CMS Enrollment and Exchange Reports
(Source – www.hhs.gov) Posted June 12, 2017 Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. issued the following statement regarding
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