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February 23, 2018
Congress has included $7.8 billion for community health center grants for another two years in the latest spending bill passed February 8, securing care for millions of Americans. Community health center funding originally expired in...
February 22, 2018
MAYWOOD, Ill. — Rosa Aramburo sailed into her final year of medical school with stellar test scores and high marks from professors. Her advisers predicted she’d easily land a spot in a coveted residency program.
Then President Trump...
February 21, 2018
The U. S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is increasingly willing to increase reimbursement rates for managing the care of high-need, high-cost patients with chronic conditions, according to a new report by the Robert...
February 20, 2018
Marine veteran Jeff Harris was among the first to sign up when the Providence VA hospital started offering acupuncture for chronic pain.
"I don't like taking pain medication. I don't like the way it makes me feel," he said.
February 20, 2018
The Trump administration is putting the brakes on a key set of goals created by the Obama administration to dramatically reduce the cost of the clunky and overpriced U.S. health-care system.
February 19, 2018 | The Hill
Today health care is not achieving its potential for individuals or the population as a whole. However, it seems that some large purchasers of health care are now ready to reject this model.
As a long-time advocate for older Americans and...
February 18, 2018
Beer has fueled a lot of bad ideas. But on a Friday afternoon in 2007, it helped two Alzheimer's researchers come up with a really a good one.
Neuroscientists Robert Moir and Rudolph Tanzi were sipping Coronas in separate offices during "...
February 17, 2018
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — If you break your arm, or catch a cold, a trip to the doctor's office will fix most woes. But what happens when the doctor isn't there to fix an arm, or help heal a cough?
That's the conundrum across the...
February 16, 2018 | American Psychiatric Association
On February 14, 17 children and adults at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, lost their lives at the hands of an individual with an assault weapon. Thousands of children across the country went to school that...
February 14, 2018 | NPR
Richard Klein switched doctors last year. The new doctor put him on a new blood pressure drug.
But it didn't help.
The failure was entirely predictable.
Klein, an associate professor at Florida International University in Miami,...
February 12, 2018 | USA Today
GREEN BAY - Kathy Myrick is a happy, confident person. But every time she looks in the mirror, a small, fading scar on the bridge of her nose reminds her of a time when fear and uncertainty consumed her life.
Being diagnosed with skin...
February 12, 2018 | PCDC
On February 12, PCDC CEO Louise Cohen testified before the New York state legislature’s joint budget hearing about the need for primary care.
Below is the full testimony from the public hearing.
February 12, 2018
Congress' budget deal that passed late last week included several changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program that experts say will motivate beneficiaries to be more engaged in their care.
The bill, signed by President Donald Trump on...
February 8, 2018 | PBS News Hour
Using the adjective “rising” before the phrase “health prices” seems redundant these days. Health prices seem to be always rising, often at rates greater than those for other things we buy. The continuation of this trend usually offers...
February 8, 2018
WASHINGTON — The budget deal in Congress is billed as a measure to grant stability to a government funding process that has lurched from crisis to crisis — but it is also stuffed with provisions that will broadly affect the nation’s health...
February 7, 2018 | Kaiser Health News
In a rare show of bipartisanship for the mostly polarized 115th Congress, Republican and Democratic Senate leaders announced a two-year budget deal that would increase federal spending for defense as well as key domestic priorities,...
February 6, 2018
February 05, 2018 01:01 pm News Staff – As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering how to support telehealth in rural areas, the AAFP offered recommendations to help ensure that practices receive the support they need...
February 6, 2018 | Market Insider
The UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care, which was created to support innovation and foster research collaboration for improving health care value, announced the release of a new article featured in the February issue of Health Affairs...
February 3, 2018 | Medical Economics
This year, Washington, D.C., was once again the epicenter of the debate about the future of healthcare in America. However, often unrecognized amid all the noise are a number of remarkable advancements made across the country that...
February 2, 2018 | Oregon Health Authority
Primary care is the front line of Oregon’s health care system. Primary care providers deliver preventive services such as flu shots and cancer screenings, respond to new patient needs and undiagnosed conditions, and identify health...
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