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The costs of posttreatment care are forcing cancer survivors to make tough choices. GOP proposals to bring down health insurance costs won’t help people who need constant care and monitoring, health policy researchers and patient advocates say.
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Read full article →Real estate investment trusts are landlords for thousands of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. Some select the managers and keep close watch over their performance but deny responsibility for bad care.
Read full article →Across the country, people are choosing lower monthly premiums in exchange for higher out-of-pocket risk. Reporter Jackie Fortiér explains what the shift means for Americans’ health and wallets.
Read full article →After KFF Health News reported that the Trump administration is seeking federal workers’ medical records, Democratic lawmakers are insisting that the Office of Personnel Management drop its request.
Read full article →Physicians, dentists, and other nonhospital providers account for more than 80% of health care debt collection cases in Connecticut courts, a CT Mirror-KFF Health News investigation finds.
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Read full article →Merck’s HIV drug Idvynso could become a drug choice for patients who need to switch from Gilead Sciences’ Biktarvy for safety or tolerability reasons. The Merck combination drug pairs two molecules that bring different mechanisms of action to suppressing HIV. The post FDA Nod for Merck HIV Drug Brings Competition to a Gilead Sciences Antiretroviral appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →The challenge is determining whether wearable data is reliable enough to relieve the review burden, guide care, support reimbursement, or reassure a patient who is worried about their heart rhythm at two o’clock in the morning. The post Wearable Noise Is Exploding — Trust Is the Filter appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Healthcare interoperability isn’t an abstract concept; it’s about human connection, building trust and easing burden on patients and their care providers. The post Trust, Technology and the Future of Interoperability: Solving Problems That Impact Real Lives appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →At the annual Medicarians conference in Las Vegas that draws brokers, agents, agency owners and field marketing organizations, among others, Dawn Maroney suggested that payers are not always the “bad guys.” The post Alignment Health Plan CEO: Sometimes When MA Plan is Pulling Out, the Provider is to Blame appeared first on MedCity News .
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