HEALTHCARE Medicare Advantage 2016 Spotlight The number of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage has climbed steadily over the past decade; this trend in enrollment growth continues in 2016. The enrollment growth has occurred despite […]
By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Family Foundation In his recent book, “The Finest Traditions of My Calling,” Dr. Abraham Nussbaum, 41, makes the case that doctors and patients alike are being shortchanged by current medical practices that […]
by Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman Kaiser Family Foundaton After many years of slow growth, prescription drug spending growth is on the rise, raising fiscal concerns for public and private payers and worries about affordability among consumers. […]
By Chad Terhune California Healthline Three industry heavyweights are vying to run the prescription-drug business for one of the nation’s biggest health-care buyers, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx […]
By Chad Terhune California Healthline Ken Werner gives his health information to nurse practitioner Yana Dymarskiy before getting a flu vaccine at a Walgreens healthcare clinic in 2013 in Wheeling, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Retail clinics, […]
By Jordan Rau California Healthline The federal government paid bonuses to 231 hospitals with subpar quality because their patients tend to be less expensive for Medicare, new research shows. The bonuses are small, generally a fraction […]
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