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Day: April 8, 2018

Health Care Finance 

Millennials more satisfied with health plans, out-of-pocket costs than baby boomers

April 8, 2018April 5, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) The majority (53 percent) of millennials are extremely or very satisfied with out-of-pocket

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Feds, 30 states claim McKesson illegally repackaged cancer drugs to maximize profits: 5 things to know

April 8, 2018April 6, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The federal government and 30 states have sued pharmaceutical distributor McKesson, alleging the

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Aging Health Care - General 

At 88, this doctor won’t give up on a long-ignored treatment for strokes and heart attacks

April 8, 2018April 6, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Karen Weintraub for STAT) He’s a professor at Harvard Medical School, but in many ways, Dr. Victor Gurewich is

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Health Care - General 

Study: Sudden wealth loss can heighten risk of death by 50%

April 8, 2018April 6, 2018 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Americans who experienced a “negative wealth shock,” or the loss of at least

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