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H.P. Acthar

Per Medicare data, H.P. Acthar, a drug produced by Mallinckrodt PLC, was the single most expensive drug per patient paid

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna and Louisville, Ky.-based Humana pushed back the deadline for their

For those individuals who are new to Medicare, you need to know the difference between a Welcome to Medicare doctor

More than 40 million people having been relying on Medicare Part D program to access their needed prescriptions for the

(By Casey Ross for STAT) The statistics are encouraging: In the half a year since the state expanded access to

The attached article outlines five common things Medicare does not pay for but are needed by seniors. Read article here… Notice:

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(By Gretchen Jacobson, Anthony Damico, Tricia Neuman, and Marsha Gold for Kaiser Family Foundation) With nearly one-third of all Medicare

(By Tamara Rosin for Becker’s Hospital Review) Here are the states with the most for-profit community hospitals as of 2015,

(By Tamara Rosin for Becker’s Hospital Review) Here are the states with the most nonprofit community hospitals as of 2015,