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Federal Watchdog Urges Crackdown on Medicare Advantage Home Visits
[ad_1] Medicare officials are pushing back against a federal watchdog’s call to crack down on home visits by Medicare Advantage…
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Readers Embrace ‘Going It Alone’ Series on Aging and Chastise Makers of Pulse Oximeters
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Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight
[ad_1] ATLANTA — Lloyd Mills was tired of being stuck in a small, drab hospital room. On a rainy mid-September…
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TV’s Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him To Lead
[ad_1] President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act…
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Canadian Drug Import Plan Goes Nowhere After FDA Approval
[ad_1] Nearly a year after the Biden administration gave Florida the green light to become the first state to import…
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Idaho Calls Abortion ‘Barbaric and Gruesome’ in Trial Challenging Strict Ban
[ad_1] Sarah Varney, KFF Health News BOISE, Idaho — Physicians are expected to take the stand in Idaho’s capital on…
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Nationwide IV Fluid Shortage Could Change How Hospitals Manage Patient Hydration
[ad_1] Jackie Fortiér Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may…
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FTC, Indiana Residents Pressure State To Block Hospital Merger
[ad_1] Indiana residents and federal officials are urging state health regulators to stop two rival hospitals in Terre Haute from…
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Listen: A Tussle With a Rattlesnake Can Take a Bite Out of Your Wallet
[ad_1] Jackie Fortiér After their younger son was bitten by a rattlesnake and ended up in the pediatric intensive care…
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Ex-Eye Bank Workers Say Pressure, Lax Oversight Led to Errors
[ad_1] William Lopez remembers clearly the day in June 2017 when he says he was asked to call the spouse…
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