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The biggest winners of the Inflation Reduction Act

For the first time in history, Medicare has the power to negotiate drug prices. Granted, in the beginning, the number

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review ) John Hancock Life & Health Insurance will pay New York customers and

(By Megan Molteni for ST A T) Sending weak electrical current into the brain for 20 minutes a day for

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter Aug. 18 to the Michigan

(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, Meredith Freed, and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 18, 2022) On August

(Source -news.va.gov) One in four Veterans live with type 2 diabetes. That’s more than double the rate for the general

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Overall member satisfaction with Medicare Advantage plans has risen steadily over the

(Source - news.va.gov) More than one in seven US adults—that’s 37 million people—are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD),

(By Juliette Cubanski and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 17, 2022) The Medicare Part D program provides

(By Elizabeth Cooney for ST A T) Among the many worrying consequences of Covid-19, neuropsychiatric conditions rank high. A year