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Medicare fraudsters now tap telemedicine in medical equipment scams

Dean Ernest had been living in a nursing home about a year when his son, John, got a call last winter asking if his father was experiencing back pain and would like a free orthotic brace.

9 Oct 2019

New study to explore how medical cannabis affects people with chronic pain

A team of researchers at the University of Georgia will study how legalized medical cannabis affects people living with chronic pain.

8 Oct 2019

Health care market fails to support new antibiotics against superbugs, study finds

The health care market is failing to support new antibiotics used to treat some of the world's most dangerous, drug-resistant "superbugs," according to a new analysis by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine infectious disease scientists.

8 Oct 2019

As Medicare enrollment nears, popular price comparison tool is missing

Millions of older adults can start signing up next week for private policies offering Medicare drug and medical coverage for 2020. But many risk wasting money and even jeopardizing their health care due to changes in Medicare's plan finder, its most popular website.

8 Oct 2019

Trump’s new order for Medicare packs potential rise in patients’ costs

Vowing to protect Medicare with "every ounce of strength," President Donald Trump last week spoke to a cheering crowd in Florida.

7 Oct 2019

Medicaid expenditures for pediatric population decreased in Illinois

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago are reporting in JAMA Network Open that Medicaid expenditures for children and young adults have decreased in Illinois. However, a care coordination demonstration project did not further reduce the cost of care for kids participating in the program within its first year.

4 Oct 2019

Kibow Biotech celebrates 22nd anniversary with plans to expand its product portfolio

Kibow® Biotech Inc, a pioneering probiotic company in gut modulation with its novel "Enteric Dialysis®" technology platform, is celebrating its 22-year anniversary on October 1st, 2019.

From Kibow Biotech Inc. 4 Oct 2019

Potentially preventable ICU admissions could reduce costs, improve care

Many admissions to the intensive care unit may be preventable, potentially decreasing health care costs and improving care, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

4 Oct 2019

Trump speech offers dizzying preview of his health care campaign strategy

President Donald Trump offered a preview of what his 2020 health agenda might look like in a speech Thursday — blasting Democratic proposals for reform and saying he would tackle issues such as prescription drug prices and affordability.

3 Oct 2019

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Trump turns to Medicare

President Donald Trump tried to change the subject from his impeachment investigation by going to Florida to unveil changes to the Medicare program before an audience of seniors.

3 Oct 2019

Tenn. block grant experiment would boost federal funding, state Medicaid chief says

Tennessee wants to be the first state to test a radical approach for federal financing of Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for low-income people.

3 Oct 2019

Leading experts to discuss about emergence and growing use of point-of-care testing

Point-of-care testing is transforming healthcare: this type of testing helps patients get diagnosed and treated faster, and also makes it easier for patients in remote areas to have access to medical testing.

2 Oct 2019

The deep divide: State borders create Medicaid haves and have-nots

Patricia Powers went a few years without health insurance and couldn't afford regular doctor visits. So she had no idea cancerous tumors were silently growing in both of her breasts.

2 Oct 2019

Older adults are not ready to fully embrace virtual health visits, poll finds

The technology is there. The funding is nearly there. The health providers are getting there.

1 Oct 2019

New round of Medicare readmission penalties hits 2,583 hospitals

Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals Tuesday, continuing the Affordable Care Act's eight-year campaign to financially pressure hospitals into reducing the number of patients who return for a second stay within a month.

1 Oct 2019

Monthly phone calls can suppress depression for families of dementia patients

A monthly, 40-minute phone call from a non-clinical professional may suppress or reverse the trajectory of depression so frequently experienced by family members caring for patients with dementia at home, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.

1 Oct 2019

Low-income people enrolled in expanded Medicaid program have undiagnosed chronic illness

Nearly one in three low-income people who enrolled in Michigan's expanded Medicaid program discovered they had a chronic illness that had never been diagnosed before, according to a new study.

1 Oct 2019

Access to physical therapy for low back pain may reduce opioid prescriptions

Patients who first saw a physical therapist or chiropractor for low back pain, rather than a primary care physician, were much less likely to be prescribed opioids.

30 Sep 2019

Study finds variations in Medicaid reimbursement for spinal surgery between states

Most states reimburse less for spinal surgery in Medicaid patients, compared to Medicare reimbursement for the same procedures, reports a study in Spine. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

27 Sep 2019

Internists applaud CMS for proposing improvements in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Physicians applauds the proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2020, released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in July, for recognizing the value of cognitive services in providing quality patient care.

27 Sep 2019

Medicare News and Research

Medicare fraudsters now tap telemedicine in medical equipment scams

New study to explore how medical cannabis affects people with chronic pain

Health care market fails to support new antibiotics against superbugs, study finds

As Medicare enrollment nears, popular price comparison tool is missing

Trump’s new order for Medicare packs potential rise in patients’ costs

Medicaid expenditures for pediatric population decreased in Illinois

Kibow Biotech celebrates 22nd anniversary with plans to expand its product portfolio

Potentially preventable ICU admissions could reduce costs, improve care

Trump speech offers dizzying preview of his health care campaign strategy

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Trump turns to Medicare

Tenn. block grant experiment would boost federal funding, state Medicaid chief says

Leading experts to discuss about emergence and growing use of point-of-care testing

The deep divide: State borders create Medicaid haves and have-nots

Older adults are not ready to fully embrace virtual health visits, poll finds

New round of Medicare readmission penalties hits 2,583 hospitals

Monthly phone calls can suppress depression for families of dementia patients

Low-income people enrolled in expanded Medicaid program have undiagnosed chronic illness

Access to physical therapy for low back pain may reduce opioid prescriptions

Study finds variations in Medicaid reimbursement for spinal surgery between states

Internists applaud CMS for proposing improvements in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

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