HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) — People who’ve had a heart attack are more likely to be prescribed and…
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Lifting Medicare’s Annual Limits On Physical Therapy Helps Ease Patients’ Pain
by Susan Jaffe March 13, 2018Enlarge this image Leon Beers, a retired railroad engineer who lives near Sacramento, Calif., has a form of Parkinson’s disease. His live-in…
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Your 2018 Health Plan Must Comply With ACA Rules Or You Risk Tax Penalties
by Michelle Andrews February 27, 2018Enlarge this image Confused about whether your health plan is ACA-compliant? To be sure you’re using your state’s official marketplace, start with…
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Brenda Goodman is senior news writer at WebMD. Andy Miller is CEO and editor of Georgia Health News. Feb. 20, 2018 —…
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Trump’s Budget Proposal Swings At Drug Prices But May Land Only A Glancing Blow
by Sarah Jane Tribble February 13, 2018Enlarge this image President Trump’s budget request includes provisions that could affect drug prices. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle…
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After A Polyp Is Found, Patients May Have To Chip In For Colonoscopies
by Michelle Andrews January 30, 2018Enlarge this image Patients with a history of polyps who need more subsequent tests may have to pick up some of those…
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Home Care Agencies Often Wrongly Deny Medicare Help To The Chronically Ill
by Susan Jaffe January 17, 2018Enlarge this image Colin Campbell, shown last month in his home near Los Angeles, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease — ALS…
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Enlarge this image Each year, hundreds of hospitals lose 1 percent of their Medicare payments through the Hospital-Acquired Conditions Reduction Program. The…