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21 Medicare health plans warned to fix provider directory errors
Federal officials this month warned 21 Medicare Advantage insurers with high rates of errors in their online network directories that they could...
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Repeal and replace: House bills offer potential road maps
As Republicans dig in to make good on their promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, hints at what an eventual replacement may look like can be...
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Dr. Price light on ACA replacement details at Senate hearing
Politically prudent answers dominated the courtesy hearing before the Senate HELP committee.
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Two-thirds of patient advocacy groups receive industry funding
About two-thirds of patient advocacy organizations report receiving funds from for-profit firms, including pharmaceutical, device and...
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Senate, House take first step toward repealing ACA
With a Jan. 12 early morning procedural passed on party lines, the Senate has set the stage for the repeal of the revenue aspects of the...
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Type 2 risk increases with number of GDM pregnancies
In women with prior mild gestational diabetes, subsequent pregnancies did not increase the frequency of metabolic syndrome but did increase the...
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Study: Docs could see financial losses under partial ACA repeal
An expected partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act will hit physicians’ bottom line, according to a new analysis from the Urban Institute.
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Nutrition expert to heart patients: ‘Eat some cheese’
“A diet including cheese should be recommended for all to prevent and manage type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease,” according to Arne Astrup...
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Survey: Docs see health care improvements as unlikely in 2017
Physicians appear to be quite pessimistic about the chances for improving health care quality, costs, and access, according to a survey conducted...
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What’s in store for CMS under Seema Verma?
Former CMS administrators discuss possible changes to Medicaid under the Trump administration nominee and future challenges for the agency.
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High-intensity statins cut amputations and mortality in PAD
NEW ORLEANS – High-intensity statin therapy in patients with peripheral artery disease saves lives and limbs.