HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Just how successful is the procedure called catheter ablation at fixing irregular heartbeats…
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On Wednesday, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., goes before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in his first grilling since…
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TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Patients using specialists outside their health-plan network often receive surprise bills for services that cost…
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HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Americans with lower levels of income are less likely to get recommended cancer…
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Medicare Failed To Recover Up To $125 Million In Overpayments From Private Insurers
by NPR January 6, 2017Enlarge this image A Medicare Advantage plan run by Independence Blue Cross, headquartered in Philadelphia, was among those audited for overcharging by…
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Medicare Penalizes Hospitals In Crackdown On Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
by NPR December 22, 2016Enlarge this image Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles has been penalized in all three years since the creation of…
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Medicare Pays For A Kidney Transplant, But Not The Drugs To Keep It Viable
by NPR December 22, 2016Enlarge this image Cyclosporine is one of the drugs that organ transplant patients take so the body won’t reject the organ. Brendan…
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HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) — The prices of brand-name drugs used by many older Americans rose nearly 130…