Right-To-Die Fight Hits National Stage
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Opponents of aid-in-dying laws are claiming a small victory. They won the attention
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Treatment Gaps Persist Between Low- And High-Income Workers, Even With Insurance
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Low-wage workers with job-based health insurance were significantly more likely than their higher-income
Read More5 Reasons Why An $89,000 Drug Has Congress Fuming
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) The latest flashpoint in the ongoing debate over high
Read MoreDealing with Medicaid Expansion
One option under consideration is to freeze new enrollment in the 31 states that expanded the program, while increasing certain
Read MoreWill Medical Care Outpace the Gross Domestic Product?
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expects the cost of medical care in the United States will
Read MoreBroad Institute Wins Big Battle Over CRISPR Gene-Editing Patent
(By Richard Harris for NPR) The U.S. patent office has delivered a potentially lucrative victory to bioengineer Feng Zhang of
Read MoreNew Rules Try To Shore Up Individual Health Insurance Market In 2018
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) While Congress continues to struggle with how to “repeal and replace” the Affordable
Read MoreWhat is IPAB?
Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) is charged with proposing cuts to Medicare if spending exceeds a certain growth target; (that
Read MoreHow Can We Increase The Use Of Palliative Care In Medicare?
(By Donald Taylor, Matthew Harker, Andrew Olson and Janet Bull for Health Affairs Blog, Posted February 13, 2017) Health Affairs
Read MoreHome and Community Based Care
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) are pushing legislation to give the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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