By Phil Galewitz The AARP called the health bill that House Republicans narrowly approved Thursday “deeply flawed” because it would weaken Medicare and lead to higher ...
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By Elana Gordon, WHYY For most of his life, Carl Goulden had near-perfect health. He and his wife, Wanda, say that changed 10 years ago. Carl ...
Read More »Doctors hail reintroduction of Medicare-for-all bill
A national physicians group today hailed the reintroduction of a federal bill that would upgrade the Medicare program and swiftly expand it to cover the ...
Read More »Fueled By Obamacare, ‘Direct Primary Care’ Becoming More Common
A growing number of primary care doctors, spurred by the federal health law and frustrations with insurance requirements, are bringing a service that generally has ...
Read More »Another Challenge Of Old Age: Keeping Your Teeth
Ada Anderson tried to prepare her 80-year-old mother for her dental visit. She gave her medication to quell her anxiety, and they rehearsed opening her ...
Read More »End Of Medicare Bonus Program Will Cut Pay To Primary Care Doctors
Many primary care practitioners will be a little poorer next year because of the expiration of a health law program that has been paying them a 10 ...
Read More »Telemedicine grows despite uncertain financial prospects
Say you’re a rural Midwestern farmer in bed recovering from a major illness at your local hospital. It’s time for nurse’s check in, but there’s ...
Read More »As Baby Boomers Age, Alzheimer’s Rates Will Soar
The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease is set to skyrocket in the United States due to the aging of the baby-boom generation, and the ...
Read More »Why Choosing the Right Surgeon Matters
IN FEBRUARY 2012, LaVerne Stiles went to Citrus Memorial Hospital near her home in central Florida for what should have been a routine surgery. The bubbly ...
Read More »Medicare Plans to Pay Physicians for End-of-Life Discussions
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday that physicians will soon receive reimbursement for providing end-of-life care advice to their patients. The ...
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