These drug price hikes cost taxpayers millions
(By Casey Ross for STAT) Drugs to treat cancer, high blood pressure, and seizures experienced large price spikes in 2015,
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Trump vows to lower drug prices — pharma, biotech stocks drop
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday pledged to tackle high drug prices in an interview
Read MoreCourt orders HHS to eliminate Medicare appeals backlog
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) A federal judge has ordered HHS to clear its backlog of Medicare reimbursement
Read MoreLife Expectancy In U.S. Drops For First Time In Decades, Report Finds
(By Rob Stein for NPR) One of the fundamental ways scientists measure the well-being of a nation is tracking the
Read MoreYou’re Not Just ‘Growing Old’ If This Happens To You
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) When Dr. Christopher Callahan examines older patients, he often hears a similar refrain.
Read MoreSenate Approves Landmark Mental Health Bill As Part Of 21st Century Cures Act
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) The Senate passed the first major mental health legislation in nearly a decade, sending
Read MoreMedicare: Do Not Make These Mistakes
Kimberly Lankford, Contributing Editor for Kiplinger, gives advice on ways to avoid eleven common Medicare mistakes. Read article here… Notice:
Read MoreImmunotherapies move beyond cancer, with first foray into sepsis
(By Asher Mullard for STAT) Drug developers have tried for decades without success to develop treatments for sepsis, a brutal infection
Read MoreWhat Insurers are willing To Give Up
On Tuesday, America’s Health Insurance Plans or AHIP, the main lobby for the industry released a position paper listing the
Read MoreDo I Still Need Medicare Part D?
In Kiplinger’s Ask Kim column, Kimberly Lankford answers the reader’s question on whether or not they need Medicare Part D
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