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Month: April 2019

Alzheimer's/Dementia 

After amyloid failures, it’s time to take a new tack for treating Alzheimer’s

April 30, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Raymond J. Tesi for STAT) If insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different

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Health Care Redesign Medical Technology 

Drone delivers kidney for transplant at U of Maryland

April 30, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) An unmanned aircraft system transported a donor kidney for the first time to Baltimore-based University

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CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign 

Trump administration considering mandatory payment models, Verma says

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS Administrator Seema Verma said April 25 that the agency will consider developing

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Health Care - General 

5 common questions about HIPAA, answered

April 29, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Andrea Park for Becker’s Hospital Review) 2018 saw the federal Office for Civil Rights issue a record-breaking $28 million

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Health Care - General Medical Technology 

When It’s Time For A Mammogram, Should You Ask For 3D?

April 29, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Patti Neighmond for NPR) When women get a mammogram they may be offered one of two types. The older

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Emerging Health Issues Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Klobuchar Wants To Stop ‘Pay-For-Delay’ Deals That Keep Drug Prices High

April 29, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Emmarie Huetteman for Kaiser Health News) Washington’s recent fixation with lowering drug costs has introduced Americans to once-insider terms

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Emerging Health Issues Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Is Insulin’s High Cost Keeping Diabetes Patients From Taking Their Medicine?

April 29, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) High prescription drug prices are fast becoming a leading political topic, with medications

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Emerging Health Issues Health Care Finance 

Americans Overwhelmingly Want Federal Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills

April 26, 2019April 25, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Three-quarters of the public — including a majority of Republicans — want the

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CMS Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Medicare Advantage 

Improving care for dual eligible individuals

April 26, 2019April 25, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and states spend over $300 billion per year on the twelve million

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Emerging Health Issues 

States Weigh Banning A Widely Used Pesticide Even Though EPA Won’t

April 26, 2019April 25, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Ana B. Ibarra for Kaiser Health News) Lawmakers in several states are trying to ban a widely used pesticide

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