In settling fraud case, New York Medicare Advantage insurer, CEO will pay up to $100M
A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to ...
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AASM urges permanent telehealth coverage for improved sleep care
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has issued a new position statement advocating for permanent telehealth coverage, emphasizing its essential ...
How potential Medicaid cuts could play out in California
In 2017, the Republicans who controlled Congress tried mightily to slash federal spending on Medicaid, the government-funded health program covering ...
Common farming pesticides linked to rheumatoid arthritis
New research uncovers how commonly used pesticides may amplify rheumatoid arthritis risk, spotlighting urgent health concerns for farmers and the ...
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The campaign's final days
The host Emmarie Huetteman KFF Health News Emmarie Huetteman, senior editor, oversees a team of Washington reporters, as well as "Bill ...
New vial size could save Medicare millions on Alzheimer's drug
Medicare could save up to 74% of the money lost from discarded Alzheimer's drug lecanemab by the simple introduction of ...
The Medicare Advantage influence machine
Federal officials resolved more than a decade ago to crack down on whopping government overpayments to private Medicare Advantage health ...
Rural NC county is set to reopen its shuttered hospital with help from a new federal program
On a mid-August morning, Christopher Harrison stood in front of the shuttered Martin General Hospital recalling the day a year ...
State COVID-19 vaccine mandates increased vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in 2021
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated the relationship between state coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination ...
VA Disrupted Care National Project reveals ongoing decline in vascular surgeries post-pandemic
Recently published findings from the VA Disrupted Care National Project (DCNP) revealed the number of vascular surgeries performed across the ...
