Political uncertainty doesn’t change long-term outlook for healthcare, Fitch says
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fitch Ratings said it maintains a stable outlook and sector rating for healthcare,
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For Better Or Worse, Trump And GOP Now Own Health Care
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Ownership of the Affordable Care Act has officially been transferred from President Barack
Read MorePulse Check: Can The GOP Health Care Bill Be Saved?
(By Susan Davis for NPR) President Trump may have said he is ready to move on, but the House Freedom
Read MoreAs opioid crisis flares, naturopaths and chiropractors lobby for bigger roles in treating pain
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) Seizing on the opioid epidemic as a chance to expand their reach, naturopaths and chiropractors are
Read MoreA Bill to Require Medicare to Test Telehealth
U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act, which require the Center for Medicare
Read MoreVeterans’ Choice Program Extended
The Senate has approved legislation that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue operating its Choice program (veterans’
Read MoreWellmark Lost $90 Million in the Obamacare Markets
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, health insurance company in Iowa and South Dakota, announced Monday it would pull out
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Increase for 2018
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved its final payment rate, an increase of 0.45 percent on
Read MoreGetting Up to Speed on Medicare
When you turn 65, you need to get up to speed on the many ins and outs of Medicare or
Read MoreMarkups On Care Can Fatten Hospital Budgets — Even If Few Patients Foot The Full Bill
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline) Few patients pay a hospital’s full price for a procedure or test. But a
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