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ASTRO releases updated insurance coverage recommendations for proton beam therapy to treat cancer

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has issued an update to its recommendations for medical insurance coverage regarding the use of proton beam therapy to treat cancer.

13 Jul 2017

Nursing homes move into the insurance business

Around the country, a handful of nursing home companies have begun selling their own private Medicare insurance policies, pledging close coordination and promising to give clinicians more authority to decide what treatments they will cover for each patient.

13 Jul 2017

In Texas, people with mental illness find work helping peers

Recovery coaches and peer mentors — known in Alcoholics Anonymous as “sponsors” — have for decades helped those addicted to alcohol or drugs.

13 Jul 2017

Senators grill top Indian health officials about Trump budget

Leaders of the Indian Health Service struggled Wednesday at a Senate hearing to defend the Trump administration's plans to slash funding to the agency, which is reeling from quality of care problems at several of its hospitals, a doctor shortage and facilities showing their age.

13 Jul 2017

Whichever way ‘repeal and replace’ blows, pharma is due for windfall

The pharmaceutical industry could see windfall profits from a little-noticed tweak to the insurance market tucked into the Trump administration's draft executive order on drug prices, experts say.

12 Jul 2017

Double-booked: When surgeons operate on two patients at once

The controversial practice has been standard in many teaching hospitals for decades, its safety and ethics largely unquestioned and its existence unknown to those most affected: people undergoing surgery.

12 Jul 2017

Mayo Clinic researchers describe medical costs of falls in adults with transfemoral amputation

In a new study published in Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Mayo Clinic researchers describe the direct medical costs of falls in adults with a transfemoral amputation.

11 Jul 2017

New program gives free legal help to families for health-related issues

Chicago families with kids who have complicated medical conditions now have easier access to legal help, thanks to a new partnership between the University of Illinois at Chicago and Legal Council for Health Justice.

11 Jul 2017

Analysis compares rates, costs of hospital readmissions across all ages and insurance types

Short-term hospital readmissions – or readmissions within 30 days – are common, costly and a substantial contributor to health care utilization.

10 Jul 2017

Senate GOP bill aims to add psych beds; squeeze on Medicaid signals their undoing

A little-discussed provision in the Senate health care bill is designed to boost the number of hospital beds for psychiatric care, providing a long-sought victory for mental health advocates.

10 Jul 2017

Study explores how hospitalized older adults make decisions about choosing skilled nursing facilities

More than 20 percent of all hospitalized older adults who use Medicare will be admitted to a skilled nursing facility following a stay in the hospital.

7 Jul 2017

Inferior vena cava filters may be overused in managed care populations, study suggests

Humana Inc. today announced research findings that suggest inferior vena cava (IVC) filters may be overused in managed care populations, and that filters may not always be removed after they are no longer needed.

6 Jul 2017

As seniors get sicker, they’re more likely to drop Medicare Advantage plans

When Sol Shipotow enrolled in a new Medicare Advantage health plan earlier this year, he expected to keep the doctor who treats his serious eye condition.

6 Jul 2017

What tax breaks? Those promised in GOP plans go mostly to top 1%

There's much talk on Capitol Hill about the tax cuts included in the Republican health plans, but unless you are a frequent user of tanning beds or have personal wealth that puts you in the top 1 percent, you might not feel much effect from them.

5 Jul 2017

Health care battle on hill has veterans defending Obamacare benefits

Air Force veteran Billy Ramos, from Simi Valley, Calif., is 53 and gets health insurance for himself and for his family from Medicaid — the government insurance program for low-income people.

30 Jun 2017

Catheter use during hemodialysis linked to increased rates of bloodstream infections

Using catheters to access the blood during hemodialysis continues to be linked with increased rates of bloodstream infections, according to a recent analysis of data from US dialysis facilities. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

30 Jun 2017

Study shows decrease in sudden cardiac arrest incidences among adults covered under ACA

The new study published on June 28 in the Journal of the American Heart Association shows significant reduction in the sudden cardiac arrest incidences among adults who gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and were not insured previously.

29 Jun 2017

Mildly obese people more likely to survive, fare better after major heart attack

People who survive a major heart attack often do better in the years afterward if they're mildly obese, a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center cardiologists showed.

29 Jun 2017

Study shows link between health insurance expansion and decline in sudden cardiac arrests

The incidence of sudden cardiac arrest, a sudden and usually deadly loss of heart function, declined significantly among previously uninsured adults who acquired health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

29 Jun 2017

U.S. air pollution may be shortening lifespan finds new study

A new study shows that air pollution at levels below the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) could cut short life spans. This was one of the largest air pollution studies with more than a whopping 60 million senior citizens participating. The study was published in the Thursday’s edition of the journal New England Journal of Medicine.

28 Jun 2017

Medicare News and Research

ASTRO releases updated insurance coverage recommendations for proton beam therapy to treat cancer

Nursing homes move into the insurance business

In Texas, people with mental illness find work helping peers

Senators grill top Indian health officials about Trump budget

Whichever way ‘repeal and replace’ blows, pharma is due for windfall

Double-booked: When surgeons operate on two patients at once

Mayo Clinic researchers describe medical costs of falls in adults with transfemoral amputation

New program gives free legal help to families for health-related issues

Analysis compares rates, costs of hospital readmissions across all ages and insurance types

Senate GOP bill aims to add psych beds; squeeze on Medicaid signals their undoing

Study explores how hospitalized older adults make decisions about choosing skilled nursing facilities

Inferior vena cava filters may be overused in managed care populations, study suggests

As seniors get sicker, they’re more likely to drop Medicare Advantage plans

What tax breaks? Those promised in GOP plans go mostly to top 1%

Health care battle on hill has veterans defending Obamacare benefits

Catheter use during hemodialysis linked to increased rates of bloodstream infections

Study shows decrease in sudden cardiac arrest incidences among adults covered under ACA

Mildly obese people more likely to survive, fare better after major heart attack

Study shows link between health insurance expansion and decline in sudden cardiac arrests

U.S. air pollution may be shortening lifespan finds new study

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