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Month: July 2016

Medicare - General 

MedPAC: Who are They?

July 31, 2016August 1, 2016 Eileen Cook

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, is independent non-elected congressional agency that

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Aging Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Alzheimer’s researchers seethe over years of missteps after latest drug failure

July 31, 2016July 29, 2016 Eileen Cook

(By Sharon Begley for STAT) In the wake of disappointing results this week for yet another experimental Alzheimer’s drug, scientists who

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With superbug scourge looming, global group bets on biotechs to turn the tide

July 31, 2016July 29, 2016 Eileen Cook

(By Damian Garde and Ed Silverman for STAT) Gunning to beat back a global scourge of superbugs, a transatlantic group is

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Health Care - General Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Poison control centers are getting a surge of calls about ‘natural’ painkiller kratom

July 31, 2016July 29, 2016 Eileen Cook

(By Eric Boodman for STAT) The herbal supplement seemed like a miracle. Trying to kick an opioid addiction, the middle-aged

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Health Care For California’s Undocumented Adults: Uncertainty Remains After U.S. Supreme Court Decision

July 31, 2016July 29, 2016 Eileen Cook

(By Ana B. Ibarra for California Healthline) Erica Torres is one of the estimated 1.4 million Californians who live without

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Can a digital health startup prevent diabetes in Medicaid patients?

July 30, 2016July 29, 2016 Eileen Cook

(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) SAN FRANCISCO — At the headquarters of Omada Health, the exposed ceiling, stocked kitchen, and

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Health Care - General Medical Technology 

Embattled Theranos promises first-ever peek at its science — but doubts abound

July 30, 2016July 29, 2016 Eileen Cook

(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) After more than a decade of evasion, Theranos is finally stepping into the scientific spotlight.

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Health Care - General 

30 Percent Of Children’s Readmissions To Hospitals May Be Preventable: Study

July 30, 2016July 29, 2016 Eileen Cook

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) One of the key indicators of the quality of a hospital’s care is

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Emerging Health Issues 

No Blood Drives in Two Counties in Florida

July 30, 2016July 29, 2016 Eileen Cook

The Food and Drug Administration requested blood donation centers in two Florida counties, Miami-Dade and Broward, to stop collecting blood

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Part D/Prescription Drugs 

At the DNC, the debate over drug prices gives way to charcuterie and cheese

July 30, 2016July 29, 2016 Eileen Cook

(By Dylan Scott for STAT) PHILADELPHIA — The drug industry didn’t really feel the heat here at the Democratic National

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