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Radiology-led awareness initiatives help decrease medical radiation dose that Americans receive

The Image Gently and Image Wisely awareness campaigns, radiology and industry collaboration to advance low-dose technologies, growing use of the ACR Dose Index Registry, and mandatory accreditation of imaging facilities under Medicare are among the primary factors that produced a 15-20 percent reduction in medical radiation dose that Americans receive.

18 Nov 2019

Medicare buy-in could offer more affordable health care coverage to older adults

Opening Medicare to Americans aged 50 to 64 would lower health care premiums for the group, but also drive up costs for younger people who buy health insurance on exchanges created under the federal Affordable Care Act, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

18 Nov 2019

Opioid dose tapering rates as much as six times higher than recommended

Stigma and safety fears have made daily dose tapering of opioid prescriptions more common. New research from UC Davis Health physicians, however, shows tapering can occur at rates as much as six times higher than recommended, putting patients at risk of withdrawal, uncontrolled pain or mental health crises.

18 Nov 2019

Startup seeks to hold doctors, hospitals accountable on patient record requests

When Kelly Shanahan had her OB-GYN practice in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., she was meticulous about providing medical records promptly to all patients who requested them, she said.

18 Nov 2019

Opening Medicare to senior Americans would lower health care premiums

18 Nov 2019

White House unveils finalized health care price transparency rule

Hospitals will soon have to share price information they have long kept obscured — including how big a discount they offer cash-paying patients and rates negotiated with insurers — under a rule finalized Friday by the Trump administration.

15 Nov 2019

Study shows importance of targeted antibody treatment for patients with wet macular degeneration

Wet age-related macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness in the U.S. Breakthrough treatments come with a steep price tag and treatment burden for the patient, but a new study suggests their benefits to patient health and society top billions of dollars, or more, if adherence could be improved.

15 Nov 2019

Parity law succeeds in expanding Medicaid acceptance by substance use disorder treatment centers

A 2008 federal parity law succeeded in expanding Medicaid acceptance by treatment facilities for substance use disorders (SUDs), according to a study by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers.

14 Nov 2019

Nursing home safety violations put residents at risk, report finds

As huge swaths of California burned last fall, federal health officials descended on 20 California nursing homes to determine whether they were prepared to protect their vulnerable residents from fires, earthquakes and other disasters.

14 Nov 2019

Dialysis patients panic as financial ‘life raft’ becomes unmoored

Russell Desmond received a letter a few weeks ago from the American Kidney Fund that he said felt like "a smack on the face."

14 Nov 2019

$Receiving multiple fracture-associated drugs may increase hip fracture risk$

Receiving multiple fracture-associated drugs may increase hip fracture risk

There is a strong association between the number of fracture-associated drugs (FADs) older patients receive and their risk of sustaining a broken bone, according to a new Dartmouth study published in JAMA Network Open.

13 Nov 2019

Verma attacks critics of Medicaid work requirement, pushes for tighter eligibility

Seema Verma, the Trump administration's top Medicaid official, Tuesday sharply attacked critics of her plan to force some Medicaid enrollees to work, a policy that led to thousands of people losing coverage in Arkansas.

12 Nov 2019

Warren says out-of-pocket health spending will total $11 trillion in the next decade. We checked her math.

Promoting her much-discussed plan to create a single-payer "Medicare for All" health system, Sen. Elizabeth Warren emphasized a striking figure.

12 Nov 2019

Where patient resides influences post-op care and rehab after hip replacement, study shows

A new study finds that the community in which one lives influences whether they receive postoperative care and rehabilitation after elective hip replacement surgery in a facility or at home.

11 Nov 2019

Voters say Congress needs to curb drug prices, but are lawmakers listening?

House Democrats are poised to pass sweeping legislation to lower drug prices using strategies President Donald Trump has endorsed. A Trump aide urged the Republican-controlled Senate to vote on a different package curbing drug prices that was drafted by a senior Republican.

11 Nov 2019

Higher risk for hospitalization among dialysis patients in communities with more Black residents

Patients with kidney failure who receive hemodialysis at US clinics located in residential areas with a high percentage of Black residents are more likely to be hospitalized than those who receive hemodialysis in communities with a lower percentage of Black residents.

10 Nov 2019

Kibow Biotech participates in ASN Kidney Week 2019

Kibow Biotech announces its 15th consecutive year of participation in the ASN Conferences after 22 years as a pioneer in the use of Pro/Prebiotics in people with failing kidneys.

From Kibow Biotech Inc. 8 Nov 2019

Extending Medicare coverage of transplant drugs would benefit patients, reduce healthcare costs

Extending Medicare coverage of transplant medications would benefit patients and reduce healthcare costs.

8 Nov 2019

National effort to develop implantable bio-artificial kidney achieves key milestone

The Kidney Project, a national effort to develop an implantable bio-artificial kidney that could eliminate the need for dialysis, will announce a key milestone in a November 7, 2019 presentation at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 conference in Washington, DC.

7 Nov 2019

Regulatory change by CMS recognizes CRNAs' ability to perform pre-anesthetic assessments

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists commends the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' for recognizing a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist's ability to perform pre-anesthetic assessments in Ambulatory Surgical Centers as part of the final rule made Nov. 1 on the Physician Fee Schedule.

6 Nov 2019

Medicare News and Research

Radiology-led awareness initiatives help decrease medical radiation dose that Americans receive

Medicare buy-in could offer more affordable health care coverage to older adults

Opioid dose tapering rates as much as six times higher than recommended

Startup seeks to hold doctors, hospitals accountable on patient record requests

Opening Medicare to senior Americans would lower health care premiums

White House unveils finalized health care price transparency rule

Study shows importance of targeted antibody treatment for patients with wet macular degeneration

Parity law succeeds in expanding Medicaid acceptance by substance use disorder treatment centers

Nursing home safety violations put residents at risk, report finds

Dialysis patients panic as financial ‘life raft’ becomes unmoored

Receiving multiple fracture-associated drugs may increase hip fracture risk

Verma attacks critics of Medicaid work requirement, pushes for tighter eligibility

Warren says out-of-pocket health spending will total $11 trillion in the next decade. We checked her math.

Where patient resides influences post-op care and rehab after hip replacement, study shows

Voters say Congress needs to curb drug prices, but are lawmakers listening?

Higher risk for hospitalization among dialysis patients in communities with more Black residents

Kibow Biotech participates in ASN Kidney Week 2019

Extending Medicare coverage of transplant drugs would benefit patients, reduce healthcare costs

National effort to develop implantable bio-artificial kidney achieves key milestone

Regulatory change by CMS recognizes CRNAs' ability to perform pre-anesthetic assessments

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