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Month: January 2017

Emerging Health Issues Part D/Prescription Drugs 

A Pinworm Medication Is Being Tested As A Potential Anti-Cancer Drug

January 31, 2017 Eileen Cook

(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) Cancer researchers are testing whether a generic drug that has been used for more than

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Veterans Benefits 

VA Hospitals Still Struggling With Adding Staff Despite Billions From Choice Act

January 31, 2017 Eileen Cook

(By Steve Walsh, KPBS, Patricia Murphy, KUOW, Stephan Bisaha, and Quil Lawrence for NPR) Before they get to work on

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Demand For Popular Short-Term Insurance Plans Could Surge If Health Law Is Relaxed

January 31, 2017 Eileen Cook

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Short-term health plans have been around for decades, bridging coverage gaps for people

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Medicare - General 

Legal Dispute Continues Over Medicare Coverage Of Physical Therapy

January 31, 2017January 30, 2017 Eileen Cook

(By Susan Jaffe for NPR) Four years after Medicare officials agreed in a landmark court settlement that seniors can’t be

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Health Care - General Medicare - General 

20 things to know about balance billing | 2017

January 31, 2017January 30, 2017 Eileen Cook

(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) Surprise medical bills have become a rallying point for healthcare advocates, patients and

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Starting to Look At Replacement Bills

January 30, 2017 Eileen Cook

On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce committee will hold a hearing to consider a range of Obamacare related bills.

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Emerging Health Issues 

Flu, pneumonia deaths now above epidemic threshold

January 30, 2017 Eileen Cook

(By Heather Punke for Becker’s Hospital Review) The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza has jumped above the

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Care Redesign 

Exchange Stabilization Bills Represent New GOP Approach To ACA

January 30, 2017 Eileen Cook

(By Timothy Jost for Health Affairs Blog, January 8, 2017) The strategy that Congress and the Trump administration will pursue

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Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Medicare More Important than Social Security

January 30, 2017 Eileen Cook

It is projected by 2055 the average-earning male turning 65 will receive a larger lifetime benefit from Medicare ($501,000) than

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Aging Health Care - General 

Trying To Solve The Alzheimer’s Puzzle

January 30, 2017 Eileen Cook

(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Despite a 99 percent failure rate and another major setback last month, Alzheimer’s

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