Study looks at health care spending’s rise in the twilight years
(By - Jim Landers, www.dallasnews.com) A person’s health care spending tends to be high in the last year of life
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Medicare - General
Report finds little competition in Medicare Advantage markets
(Source - theadvocate.com) There is little or no competition in Medicare Advantage insurance markets in 97 percent of U.S. counties,
Read More‘Cowboy’ doctors account for a lot of unnecessary care, Medicare expenditures
(By - Ron Shinkman, www.fiercehealthfinance.com) So-called “cowboy doctors”–clinicians who provide intensive, but unnecessary care–account for more than a third of
Read MoreLet Medicare negotiate lower drug prices
(Source - www.sun-sentinel.com) If any members of Congress are looking for compromise instead of confrontation, the August Kaiser Health Tracking
Read MoreMedicare reconsiders rule that leaves dying patients facing a stark choice
(By Michael Ollove, www.washingtonpost.com) For more than 30 years, Medicare presented dying patients with a stark choice: They could continue
Read MoreConsider Advance Care Planning Needs for LGBT Patients
(By - Nancy Berlinger, PhD, and Jane Lowers, www.medpagetoday.com) The recent announcement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
Read MoreGAO Urges Curbs on 340B Spending Incentives
(By - Marie Rosenthal, www.pharmacypracticenews.com) Congress should consider reducing financial incentives that make it easier for 340B hospitals to prescribe
Read MoreHealth Insurance Snapshot: eHealth Publishes Data on Average Costs and Common Qualifying Life Events for the Month of July 2015
(Source - money.cnn.com) Today eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), the nation’s first and largest private online health insurance marketplace, published an
Read MoreEditorial: Strategies to trim drug costs worth exploring
(Source - www.herald-dispatch.com) The big pharmaceutical companies have an image problem, primarily because many Americans have a problem of their
Read MoreLeadingAge rallies against proposed Medicare, Medicaid changes
(Source - www.mcknights.com) A leading nursing home advocate is mustering support to combat massive changes the administration has proposed for
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