SIMPLE SURGERIES. TRAGIC RESULTS.
Influential Leapfrog Group Jumps In To Rate 5,600 Surgery Centers
In the wake of a KHN/USA Today Network investigation, Leapfrog will check the safety and quality of outpatient centers.
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Medicare Advantage Riding High As New Insurers Flock To Sell To Seniors
The private health plans that are an alternative to government-run Medicare continue to grow despite the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 cuts of billions of dollars in funding.
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Who Knew? Life Begins (Again) At 65
Turning 65 is far more life-changing than turning 21 ever was.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don鈥檛 have to.
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Dementia And Guns: When Should Doctors Broach The Topic?
As the number of Americans with dementia rises, health professionals grapple with how to talk to patients about gun safety at home.
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Will Maine Voters Decide To Make Aging In Place Affordable?
A ballot initiative in Maine proposes that free home care services be available to all residents who need help with at least 鈥渙ne daily activity.鈥
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Doctors Give Medicare鈥檚 Proposal To Pay For Telemedicine Poor Prognosis
Federal officials are proposing that Medicare pay doctors for a 10-minute 鈥渃heck-in鈥 call with beneficiaries. But many doctors already do this for free, and the plan would require a cost-sharing charge of many patients.
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Medicare Advantage Plans Shift Their Financial Risk To Doctors
Some private Medicare Advantage plans are offering large physician-management companies more money upfront and control of their patients鈥 care, but the doctors are responsible for staying within the budget.
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Without Safety Net Of Kids Or Spouse, 鈥楨lder Orphans鈥 Need Fearless Fallback Plan
Older adults who lack a conventional support system should plan ahead to deal with life鈥檚 predictable challenges as they age.
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Feds Settle Huge Whistleblower Suit Over Medicare Advantage Fraud
A DaVita subsidiary will pay $270 million over allegations that it cheated the federal government for years.
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KHN Conversation On Overtreatment
Physicians estimate that 21 percent of medical care is unnecessary聽鈥 a problem that costs the health care system at least $210 billion a year. KHN hosted a forum on how too much medicine can cause harm.
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Medicare Eases Readmission Penalties Against Safety-Net Hospitals
Penalties will total $566 million for all hospitals. But many that serve a large share of low-income patients will lose less money than they did in previous years.
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Readers And Tweeters Slice And Dice Precision Medicine, Step Therapy
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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The Storm Within: Protecting Loved Ones With Dementia During Florence
For families living with dementia, natural disasters can be particularly terrifying, heightening confusion, disorientation, anxiety and paranoia.
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Simple Surgeries. Tragic Results.
Despite Red Flags At Surgery Centers, Overseers Award Gold Seals
A decade ago, California stopped licensing surgery centers and then gave approval power to private accreditors that are commonly paid by the same centers they inspect. That system of oversight has created a troubling legacy of laxity, a Kaiser Health News investigation finds.
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Day-Tripping To The Dispensary: Seniors In Pain Hop Aboard The Canna-Bus
Marijuana dispensaries are reaching out to seniors seeking help with the aches and pains of aging. They're discovering an array of products, and some interesting side effects.
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New Medicare Advantage Tool To Lower Drug Prices Puts Crimp In Patients’ Choices
Federal officials are allowing the private insurance plans to use 鈥渟tep therapy鈥 for drugs administered by doctors. In step therapy, patients must first use cheaper drugs to see if they work before receiving more expensive options.
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Analysis
Much Touted For Cancer, 鈥楶recision Medicine’ Often Misses The Target
Doctors and hospitals love to talk about the patients they鈥檝e saved with precision medicine, and reporters love to write about them. But the people who die still vastly outnumber the rare successes.
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Trying To Protect Seniors, The Most Vulnerable, From Formidable Foe Florence
With Hurricane Florence predicted to slam the Southeast's coastline Friday, health officials scramble to dodge the storm and keep older residents safe.
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Doctor To The Stars Disciplined Over Use Of Controversial Menopause Therapy聽
Dr. Prudence Hall has made a name for herself聽in the field of 鈥渂ioidentical hormones鈥 鈥 plant-based compounds purportedly customized for each patient鈥檚 needs. Experts say the popular approach is unproven; California regulators say she was grossly negligent in her care of two patients.