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Discretion is the Better Part of Health Care
To people in what I call the health policy establishment, the riddle…
Study: Hospital Discharge of Medicare Beneficiaries Increased Utilization Rates and Spending Post Discharge
An observational trial published in the latest issue of Annals shows that…
Coaching Into Care Can Help Vets
Coaching Into Care works with family members or friends who become aware of…
Elective Coronary Stenting: A Case in Context
The Case In 2009, administrators at St. Joseph Medical Center in Maryland…
Antipsychotic Drugs Called Hazardous for the Elderly
A government audit has revealed that nearly one in seven elderly nursing…
Drug Co-Pay Cards: Can We All Just Get Along?
The editor of Drug Benefit News, Anthony Vecchione asserts (Copay Cards Could…
Debt Ceiling Deal Rattles Healthcare Delivery Prospects, Social Security and Medicaid Spared
The initial spin on the recently squared away budget deal preventing a…
Medicare Pays to Treat Heart Patients Who Smoke, but Doesn’t Help Them Quit
Cardiac patients who continue to smoke face a risk of death that…
Health Myths From Aaron Carroll
Lessons from Don’t Cross Your Eyes…They’ll Get Stuck That Way: and 75…
Florida Rejects Fed Appropriations for Creation of Healthcare Exchanges
Many states have already agreed to federal funds to kickstart the path…