As Aerial Spraying Winds Down In Miami’s Zika Fight, Effectiveness Up In Air
(By Emily Kopp for Kaiser Health News) Miami-Dade County’s aerial spraying campaign against Zika-carrying mosquitoes is scheduled to end this
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FAQ: Hospital Observation Care Can Be Costly For Medicare Patients
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Some seniors think Medicare made a mistake. Others are stunned when they find out
Read MoreAudits Of Some Medicare Advantage Plans Reveal Pervasive Overcharging
(By Fred Schulte for NPR) More than three dozen just-released audits reveal how some private Medicare plans overcharged the government
Read MoreHospital Surprise: Medicare’s Observation Care
(By Francis Ying and Thu Nguyen and Lynne Shallcross for Kaiser Health News) Hospitals provide observation care for patients who
Read MoreCancer was slated to overtake heart disease as America’s top killer — but heart deaths have ticked up
(By Leah Samuel for STAT) Cancer deaths have been on pace to outnumber deaths from heart disease in the United
Read MoreIn Boston’s ‘Safe Space,’ Surprising Insights Into Drug Highs
(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) Some arrive on their own, worried about what was really in that
Read MoreSenators want to know what FDA is doing to make EpiPen rivals available
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) While anger is directed at Mylan Pharmaceuticals over the rising cost of its EpiPen device,
Read MoreNew Virus Breaks The Rules Of Infection
(By Michaeleen Doucleff for NPR) Human viruses are like a fine chocolate truffle: It takes only one to get the
Read MoreCalifornia Lawmakers Aim To Tackle Rural Health Challenges
(By Pauline Bartolone for Califorina Healthline) Two proposals meant to ease burdens faced by California’s rural patients and their health
Read More‘Mental Health First Aid’ — Chirlane McCray On How N.Y.C. Is Fixing The System
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) For Chirlane McCray, New York City’s first lady, mental illness is not an
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