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Month: August 2017

Health Care Finance 

Why One California County Went Surgery Shopping

August 31, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Retiree Leslie Robinson-Stone and her

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Aging Alzheimer's/Dementia 

Soul Purpose: Seniors With Strong Reasons To Live Often Live Stronger

August 31, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) After making it through the maelstrom of middle age, many adults find themselves

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Pioneering Cancer Gene Therapy Gets Green Light — And $475,000 Price Tag

August 31, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) The country’s first approved gene therapy — approved Wednesday to fight leukemia that

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Aetna faces class-action lawsuit after exposing customers’ HIV status

August 31, 2017August 30, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Legal groups Monday filed a class-action lawsuit against Aetna, alleging the health insurer

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Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Health Care Finance Medicare - General 

ACOs Reduced Spending by Nearly $1 Billion over 3 Years

August 30, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

According to a recent report by the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, the Medicare

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Medicaid Part D/Prescription Drugs 

For Low-Income Drug Users, Medi-Cal Offers A Fresh Start

August 30, 2017August 31, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Breann Johnson stopped using heroin on Mother’s Day this

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Health Care - General 

Health Issues Stack Up In Houston As Harvey Evacuees Seek Shelter

August 30, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Andrea Hsu and Marisa Penaloza for NPR) As floodwaters continue to rise in parts of Houston, health workers are

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Medical Technology Medicare - General 

AHA pens letter to House with 7 IT actions to reduce regulatory burden

August 30, 2017August 29, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Hospital Association laid out a set of actions Congress should take to

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Health Care - General 

Why a growing number of women with breast cancer are choosing double mastectomy

August 30, 2017August 29, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Catherine Caruso for STAT) Three years ago, Crystal Collum was 37 years old with three kids at home, “kind

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Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medical Technology 

FDA Cracks Down On Stem-Cell Clinics Selling Unapproved Treatments

August 29, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Rob Stein for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on “unscrupulous” clinics selling unproven and potentially

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