Top 10 costliest medical conditions in 2016
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Multimillion-dollar stop-loss claims rose 68 percent between 2013 and 2016 for Wellesley, Mass.-based
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Former Pharma Reps’ New Mission: To School Docs On High Drug Costs
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) As a drug salesman, Mike Courtney worked hard to make health care expensive.
Read MoreCDC: Nearly 40% of US adults have high-deductible health plans
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The number of Americans age 18 to 64 with a high-deductible plan increased
Read MoreAnthem to drop 2018 individual exchange plans in Ohio
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cincinnati-based Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio will no longer sell
Read MoreLong-Term Care Arbitration Rule is Back
On June 5 2017, a proposal to revise some requirements of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services final rule,
Read MoreMore Physicians Adopting Medicare’s Chronic Care Management Program
U.S physician groups have accelerated their adoption of Medicare’s Chronic Care Management (CCM) program, while they remain relatively in the
Read MoreEven moderate drinking may speed brain decline
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) Imbibing just a handful of beers a week is associated with long-term changes to a
Read MoreSenate to Hold Hearing on Drug Pricing
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee will hold a hearing on June 13, 2017, on drug pricing, questioning
Read MoreHEALTHY MEN NEED HEALTH SCREENINGS, TOO
(Source – The Medicare Blog – blog.medicare.gov) Have you ever put off doing something and later wished you’d just gotten
Read MorePromoting Integrated and Coordinated Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
This week, the House Ways and Means subcommittee on health will host a hearing on promoting integrated and coordinated care
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