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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…
Do Your Patients Speak “Doctor”?
Learn more about Do Your Patients Speak “Doctor”?.… then perhaps we shouldn’t…
HHS: Insurance Required to Offer Birth Control, Contraceptive Planning
The requirement that new insurance provisions and services under reform and HHS…
Is a Government Takeover of Health Care Underway?
The normally sage CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation, Drew Altman isn’t…
