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MedPAC recommends slashing payments for some standalone EDs by 30%

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission on April 5 approved reducing payments for

Majority of seniors rely on Medicare for their health care coverage in retirement. But do you know when you can

Scientists from Columbia University recently published a report showing new evidence that our brains continue to make hundreds of new

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Ohio Department of Insurance issued a bulletin April 4 to boost

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is removing a star rating unit for Medicare Advantage plans, according

CVS Health announced a new initiative focused on early identification of kidney disease and expansion of home dialysis in order

Despite federal changes in how the exchanges are funded and operated, nearly 11.8 million beneficiaries have enrolled or re-enrolled in

The new Medicare cards will be mailed out between April 2018 and April 2019 and these new cards will no

(By Lev Facher for ST A T) WASHINGTON — Jessica Hulsey Nickel had only just begun to speak at a

(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Congress in 2017 failed to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. But