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World Obesity on the Rise
The Lancet published a new study of obesity today that found: The…
GOP Presidential Candidate’s Life Insurance Scheme Provides Fodder for Opponents
Will this story “have legs”, as they say? The media-anointed GOP frontrunner…
How Will We Care for Six Million Centenarians by 2050?- Video
There's no doubt that people are living longer these days. In 1950…
Prognostic Scoring Analysis System Can Tell How Long Cancer Patients Have to Live
This is kind of an interesting topic and not a pleasant one…
CMS’ Noncompetitive Bidding Process
Last Friday, CMS announced that it will be expanding its durable medical…
Is the Recession Increasing Access to Health Care?
A study by the Center for Studying Health Change finds that fewer…
Shingles Vaccine Really Works But Many Elderly Don’t Receive It
Herpes zoster (or shingles) is caused by the same virus that causes…
Prosecuting Medicare Fraud – The Untold Obama Administration Success Story
One wonders what the Obama administration has to do to get a…
Boomers – The Fattest Generation
According to an Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com poll, boomers are more obese than other…
Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative Announced by CMS Center for Innovation
Many health care provider organizations that have not been overly eager to…