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Medicare is expanding access to mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists come Jan. 1. But the belief that seniors who suffer from mental health problems should just grin and bear it remains a troubling barrier to care.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are cracking down on deceitful marketing strategies during open enrollment. Here are tips on how to avoid getting scammed.
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Enrollees in the federal program for older people and people with certain disabilities can make changes to their health and drug plans. The decision can be complicated, but here are some points to keep in mind.
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The anticipated increase will eat into a 3.2% cost-of-living bump for Social Security recipients that was announced on Thursday.
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A new rule sets specific treatment metrics for suspected sepsis cases in an effort to reduce deaths, but some experts say the measures could add to antibiotic overuse and need to be more flexible.
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Treatments that can slow the disease in some patients have recently become more widely available, but not everyone can benefit.
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Software sifts through millions of medical records to match patients with similar diagnoses and characteristics and predicts what kind of care an individual will need. New rules will ensure humans are part of the process.
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Despite at least nine lawsuits against the government, all companies whose drugs are up for Medicare price negotiation will come to the bargaining table.
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Elizabeth Hernandez, 45, routinely billed more than 24 hours of “office visits” in a day and pocketed about $1.6 million, federal prosecutors said.
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Before COVID, hepatitis C held the distinction of claiming more American lives each year than any other infectious disease — that’s despite the marketing of several relatively affordable, highly effective treatments.