Health Care Redesign – Medicare Report

Trump’s drug plan could lower total spending, but increase patient costs, study finds

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) While a new proposal from the Trump administration may lead to reductions in

(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Scrolling through the GoFundMe website reveals seemingly an endless number of people who

The CMS Administrator Seema Verma says hospitals posting prices on line is only a first step in creating comparison shopping

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Twelve additional health systems have joined Civica Rx, a nonprofit company formed by hospitals to

(By Michael Ollove for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts) Even as calls for “Medicare for All” grow

January 8, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, for Kaiser Health News) Rural hospitals close when they don’t have enough paying patients

(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Best Buy acquired mobile device and emergency call service GreatCall for $800 million

January 7, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Emilia Ford became pregnant at 15 and, after her daughter was born, dropped

(By Michael L. Millenson for STAT) With nearly 80 percent of internet users searching online for health-related information, it’s no wonder

January 2, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Mark Zdechlik for NPR) Tammy Fox wanted to help, after a friend took ill with a rare and difficult-to-diagnose