Medicare’s annual open-enrollment season is here and millions of beneficiaries — prompted by a massive advertising campaign and aided by
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Medicare demo emerges as coverage option for Alzheimers drug
The decision on how to cover an expensive and controversial new Alzheimer’s drug could be settled by letting Medicare run
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Advocating full reimbursement for care provided by nurse practitioners
The current Medicare reimbursement policy for nurse practitioners (NPs) allows NPs to directly bill Medicare for services that they perform,
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Democrats eye Medicare negotiations to lower drug prices
Democrats, newly in control of Congress and the White House, are united behind an idea that Republican lawmakers and major
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Medicare paid 50% more for neurology drugs over 5 years while claims rose only 8%
A new study of Medicare payments has found that over a five-year period, the payments for medications prescribed to people
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New poll spotlights a major gap in testing for hearing loss in older adults
Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn’t asked about their hearing in the past two
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Diverticulitis: A New Standard of Care?
Outpatient treatment of diverticulitis with amoxicillin-clavulanate is as effective as treatment with metronidazole plus a fluoroquinolone, according to a study
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Healthcare Stakeholders Agree on Universal Coverage Plan
In an unprecedented pact among healthcare stakeholders, associations representing physicians, hospitals, insurance companies, and employers have agreed to pursue universal
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Consejos para inscribirse bien en Medicare durante la complicada inscripción abierta
Puede que hayas visto al actor Danny Glover o a Joe Namath, la leyenda de la NFL de 77 años,
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Seniors Face Crushing Drug Costs as Congress Stalls on Capping Medicare Out-Of-Pockets
Sharon Clark is able to get her life-sustaining cancer drug, Pomalyst — priced at more than $18,000 for a 28-day
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