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By Jeff Lagasse | 03:26 pm | February 26, 2019
The rise from 2014 to 2016 in the percentage of people with private health insurance coverage who had diabetes was sharpest among people in their 50s.
By Susan Morse | 05:36 pm | February 25, 2019
On Tuesday morning, executives from seven pharmaceutical companies will face ...
By Susan Morse | 05:48 pm | February 22, 2019
Planned Parenthood vows to fight rule, which American Medical Association calls a gag order between provider and patient.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:03 pm | February 22, 2019
Privately insured patients have gotten hit with bills in the tens of thousands after receiving care at the public hospital which does not contract with private payers.
By Susan Morse | 04:44 pm | February 21, 2019
First "CMS: Beyond the Policy" podcast explains physician fee schedule for 2019, in a conversational format.
By Susan Morse | 04:38 pm | February 20, 2019
Baby boomers, higher income, will drive growth in healthcare spending over the next 8 years, CMS Office of the Actuary projects.
By Susan Morse | 11:18 am | February 14, 2019
AI will spur innovation in technology that comes from sources other than healthcare that will help the industry to adapt, expert says.
By Susan Morse | 10:22 am | February 14, 2019
Healthcare providers and plans need to implement open data sharing technologies to support transitions of care as patients move between plan types.
By Susan Morse | 10:53 am | February 13, 2019
Health plans doing business in Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA are being asked to share claims data, and all information should be transferable, Verma says.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:25 pm | February 07, 2019
Medicare beneficiaries without low-income subsidies can expect to spend $6,894 a year out-of-pocket for treatment of MS.