How Many Medicare Part D Enrollees Had High Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs in 2017?
(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, And Anthony Damcio for Kaiser Family Foundation) The Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit has
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Trump order on healthcare price transparency coming next week, Wall Street Journal says
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order on healthcare price transparency
Read moreFederally funded research drives nearly one-third of U.S. patents, report finds
(By Brittany Flaherty for STAT) As researchers bemoan cuts in federal funding for basic science, a new study of millions
Read moreSenate surprise-billing proposal features payment benchmark
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Senate health committee leaders have introduced a bipartisan legislative package that protects patients from surprise
Read more1 In 6 Insured Hospital Patients Get A Surprise Bill For Out-Of-Network Care
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) About 1 in 6 Americans were surprised by a medical bill after treatment
Read moreStem Cell Company Persuades Employers To Steer Workers Toward Controversial Therapy
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) A Midwestern grocery chain, Hy-Vee, is taking an unusual — and highly controversial
Read moreSome seniors will get a surprise Medicare bill soon
According to a news report, at least 250,000 seniors may soon receive a bill for up to five months of
Read moreSenators Agree Surprise Medical Bills Must Go. But How?
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Two years, 16 hearings and one massive bipartisan package of legislation later, a
Read moreKFF Health Tracking Poll – June 2019: Health Care in the Democratic Primary and Medicare-for-all
(By Ashley Kirzinger, Cailey Munana, Lunna Lopes, Liz Hamel, and Mollyann Brodie for Kaiser Family Foundation) Health care is leading
Read morePatient dies from fecal transplant, FDA warns
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA alerted healthcare providers June 13 that at least one patient has died after
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