CMS Administrator Don Berwick, MD, criticized by Republicans as "rationer-in-chief," charged that Republicans' own proposals to revamp Medicare and Medicaid are the real rationing plans, according to a report in Politico.
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Ochsner Health System is providing a safe way to dispose of unneeded medications by hosting a Take Back Initiative on April 30, according to a hospital news release.
Government organizations and citizens are calling for more research and treatments for rare diseases, according to a Washington Examiner report.
Enrollment in managed Medicaid plans is on the rise across the U.S. as states look to rein in costs for the program, according to an analysis of data from CMS and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners by Mark Farrah…
Subtle differences in brain anatomy among older individuals with normal cognitive skills may be able to predict the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease over the next decade and how quickly symptoms of dementia would develop, according to a Rush University…
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The House voted to terminate another piece of healthcare reform Wednesday, killing the Prevention and Public Health Fund that is currently scheduled to receive nearly $18 billion over the next few years, according to a report from The Hill. The…
Cleveland Clinic has received 22 environmental achievement awards from Practice Greenhealth, an organization for environmentally-conscious healthcare facilities, according to a hospital news release.
CMS is accepting state proposals for its Medicaid Incentives for Prevention of Chronic Diseases Program, a component of healthcare reform that is offering states $100 million to reward Medicaid recipients who quit smoking or lose weight, according to a Kaiser…
The Florida House of Representatives has approved legislation that would shift the state's 2.9 million Medicaid recipients in "HMO-style plans," according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission will launch McKesson's Personal Care Manager, a whole-person care management program for Texas Medicaid clients, in early 2011, according to a McKesson news release.