4 things Trump can do to improve mental health care for veterans
(By Leah Samuel for STAT) Donald Trump will take office in January with strong support1 among veterans, and he’s made reforms
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2017 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles Announced
(Source www.cms.gov) 11/10/2016 Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the 2017 premiums for the Medicare inpatient
Read MoreMedicare: Straight Forward Approach
In Janet Archer’s column that appears in The Union, she gives a straight forward practical explanation on how Medicare pays
Read MoreMerit Incentive Payment System
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, also known as MACRA, is replacing the way Medicare reimburses physicians for
Read MoreVietnam Vets and Rare Form of Cancer
Ralph Erickson, who heads post-deployment health services at the Department of Veterans Affairs said about 700 Cholangiocarcinoma (caused by parasites
Read MoreConcerned About Losing Your Marketplace Plan? ACA Repeal May Take Awhile
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) President-elect Donald Trump has promised that he’ll ask Congress to repeal the Affordable
Read MoreHHS watchdog office steps up focus on drug pricing
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Seeking to address rising concerns about prescription medicines, the watchdog arm of the US Department
Read MoreChanges coming for Medicaid after Trump’s election. Will patients lose coverage?
(By Andrew Joseph and Casey Ross for STAT) Governors are anticipating gaining more authority over the massive Medicaid health program
Read MoreAging and Affordable Housing
In a recent report by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Senior Health and Housing Task Force, we are unprepared for the
Read MoreWhat does Donald Trump’s win mean for science and medicine?
(By Damian Garde for STAT) It’s hard to escape the din of the nation’s prognostication industry coming to terms with
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