Topic: The Associated Press
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:. The Obama administration is highlighting new reforms that take effect Thursday, the Associated Press reported. Advocates encourage beneficiaries to shop around when the open enrollment ...
EDITOR'S NOTE — An occasional look at assertions by public officials and how well they adhere to the factsBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — When a government report found that President Barack Obama's health overhaul would modestly raise the nation's total ...
The active ingredient in fake Tamiflu sold over the Internet is a penicillin-related antibiotic called cloxacillin that can be dangerous to people who are allergic to penicillin, warns the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.. That particular Web site is no longer operational ...
A study finds that fewer than a quarter of Medicare Advantage participants are enrolled in plans rated very good or excellent by Medicare's own rating system, the Associated Press reports.. Only 23% are in four- or five-star plans, the AP says. As ...
An analysis from Medicare's chief actuary projects that legislation will succeed on the first count, but spending will edge up slightly over the next decade, the Associated Press reports.. 34 million Americans who will now have insurance, and lower-than-expected Medicare premiums, the ...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: The tentative agreement would allow people ages 55 to 64 to "buy in" to Medicare, and a federal agency would negotiate with insurers to offer ...
EDITOR'S NOTE An occasional look at assertions by officials and interest groups and how well they adhere to the facts.By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) In its assaults on a Democratic health care overhaul bill, the insurance industry uses facts selectively and ...
EDITOR'S NOTE An occasional look at how behind-the-scenes influence is exercised in Washington.By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) Health care providers have been crowing in recent days about deals they've cut with lawmakers to help pay for President Barack Obama's health care ...
EDITOR'S NOTE An occasional look at how behind-the-scenes influence is exercised in Washington.By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) For President Barack Obama, the MRIs and other medical scans for Medicare patients that cost the government billions are prime targets for cuts to ...
Doctors say they often lose money treating patients covered by Medicaid, the public insurance program for the poor. So a state lawmaker in Missouri wants to give health care workers a tax break for treating Medicaid patients.. The basic idea is to ...
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