First came prescription pain medications, then heroin, and now fentanyl.
Health Plans For State Employees Use Medicare’s Hammer On Hospital Bills
Some states are moving to control costs by using Medicare reimbursement rates to calibrate how they pay hospitals, triggering alarm in the hospital industry.
Does It Make Sense To Delay Children’s Vaccines?
A gradual approach to vaccinations is better than no vaccinations at all. But delaying vaccines is risky.
As Home-Cooked Cottage-Food Industry Grows, States Work to Keep Up
U.S. local food sales, including cottage-food sales, have soared from $5 billion annually in 2008 to a projected $20 billion this year.
Death By 1,000 Clicks
How electronic health records became an ‘unholy mess.’
Did Your Doctor ‘Ghost’ You? An Employment Contract May Be To Blame
Noncompete clauses aim to stop physicians from taking patients with them if they move to a competing practice nearby.
How to Regulate the Hemp Food Craze?
Regulators say adding the hemp product cannabidiol (CBD) to food are essentially adding prescription drugs to food.
How to help lonely seniors
Insurers, health care systems, and social service agencies are working to address social isolation in seniors.
Mental Health Trails Metal Detectors in School Safety Dollars
Invest in metal detectors, alarm systems and surveillance cameras or school counselors and mental health services?
Thousands Of ‘Friends’ — Yet All Alone
Young connected, social-media users report feeling lonely.
New Health Plans Expose The Insured To More Risk
One plan warns that consumers may need to negotiate over charges from hospitals and doctors.
Can a genetic test predict if you will develop Type 2 diabetes?
The short answer is yes.
‘Medieval’ Diseases Flare As Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate
Public health officials warn that these diseases can easily jump beyond the homeless population.
What can I do if my health insurer denies my claim?
If you want to file an appeal with your health plan, contact them and ask: “What do I need to do to file an appeal?”
1 in 4 older adults prescribed a benzodiazepine goes on to risky long-term use, study
On average, the patients were 78 years old when they received their first prescription, which guidelines say should rarely if be given to adults over age 65.