Senate 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
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HEALTHY 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
Read MoreMedicare Part D and Its Impact on the Elderly
With the implementation of Medicare Part D, seniors and those under age 65 with permanent disabilities, have experienced an increased
Read MoreVA secretary announces Cerner as next EHR: 6 things to know
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Department of Veterans Affairs will implement Cerner as its systemwide EHR, VA
Read MoreThe 20 most Googled diseases
(By Kate Sheridan for STAT) To figure out if a headache or a stomach twinge is something insidious, millions of
Read MoreWhy is this modest Medicaid reform so controversial?
(By Chris Pope for STAT) Reforms to Medicaid proposed in the Republican-led American Health Care Act have provoked a certain
Read MorePfizer makes 2nd price hike this year for nearly 100 drugs: 4 things to know
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pfizer on June 1 increased the U.S. list prices for nearly 100 drugs
Read MoreFeds To Waive Penalties For Some Who Signed Up Late For Medicare
(By Susan Jaffe for NPR) Each year, thousands of Americans miss their deadline to enroll in Medicare, and federal officials
Read MoreIllinois regulators to conduct 1st broad review of BCBS in 27 years
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Illinois will conduct a broad market examination of Chicago-based Blue Cross and Blue
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