Medicare: 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:
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Immunotherapies 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
Read MoreCalifornia Tests Electronic Database For End-Of-Life Wishes
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) CONCORD, Calif. — Mary De Freze, who has heart problems, chronic lung disease
Read MoreDentist at VA hospital improperly cleans tools, puts almost 600 patients at risk for infection
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) A dentist working at the Tomah (Wis.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center put nearly
Read MoreMedicare in the Crosshairs or Not
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wanted to protect Medicare not overhaul it and that message has been reiterated
Read MoreInsurers’ Flawed Directories Leave Patients Scrambling For In-Network Doctors
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Penny Gentieu did not intend to phone 308 physicians in six different insurance
Read MoreSeniors Increasingly Getting High, Study Shows
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Baby boomers are getting high in increasing numbers, reflecting growing acceptance of the
Read MoreNovo Nordisk becomes second major drug maker to limit price hikes
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Yet another major drug maker is pledging to limit price hikes. Continue reading article here…
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