5 things to know about Walmart Health
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Walmart has expanded its footprint in the primary care market in the
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Health Care - General
As Out-Of-Pocket Health Costs Rise, Insured Adults Are Seeking Less Primary Care
(By Elena Renken for NPR) Efforts across the U.S. in recent years to encourage medical students, nurse practitioners and others
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(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) If you live in the U.S, your risk of contracting the new strain of coronavirus
Read MoreMore Medicare patients will have access to next-generation sequencing for inherited ovarian or breast cancer
Announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will now cover more Medicare patients access to next-generation sequencing
Read MoreDespite New Doubts, ‘Hotspotting’ Help For Heavy Health Care Users Marches On
(By Anna Almendrala and Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) A highly publicized approach to lowering health costs failed to
Read MoreMost Americans Are Lonely, And Our Workplace Culture May Not Be Helping
(By Elena Renken for NPR) More than three in five Americans are lonely, with more and more people reporting feeling
Read MoreMore Data On The Midlife Crisis
(By Greg Rosalsky for NPR) In 2007, David Blanchflower co-authored a study with Andrew Oswald. They assembled evidence that midlife
Read MoreNew York hospital vows to connect patients with primary care in 7 days
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center is guaranteeing patients access to a
Read MoreWalmart expands standalone health center model
(Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Walmart has moved deeper into the primary care market by opening its second
Read MoreGet a glaucoma test and make your vision top priority!
(Source - medicare.gov/blog) More than 3 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma, and some have no idea they have
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