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Inflation Reduction Act and Medicare Prescription Drugs

  On Aug. 12, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) passed the U.S. House by a vote of 220-207, […]

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911 emergency medical system in US ‘at a breaking point,’ ambulance group says

With the Covid-19 surge straining America’s health care system, the 911 emergency call system has been stretched to “the breaking point,” the […]

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Why are telehealth companies treating healthcare like the gig economy?

Telehealth has taken off. Spurred by the pandemic, many doctors in the U.S. now offer online appointments, and many patients […]

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Hospitals can care for Medicare patients at home in pandemic

Hospitals will be allowed to care for Medicare patients in their own homes during the pandemic under a new program […]

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First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s goes on sale

A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a leap for the field that […]

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Medicare’s ‘Part B’ outpatient premium to rise by $3.90

  Medicare’s ‘Part B’ outpatient premium to rise by $3.90 Medicare’s ‘Part B’ monthly premium for outpatient care will go […]

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As COVID cases surge in nursing homes, feds urge extra holiday precaution

Federal officials have recommended that nursing home staff and residents avoid contact with relatives during the holidays. As COVID cases […]

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Coronavirus infections rising in New Jersey nursing homes: report

Coronavirus infections among nursing home residents are ticking higher in New Jersey as the second wave has taken effect, per a report. […]

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Missourians faced a health care gap, so they took matters into their own hands

Missourians faced a health care gap, so they took matters into their own hands Organizing for Medicaid expansion Missourians mobilized […]

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