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Proposed federal budget filled with cuts to programs benefiting older Americans
The Trump Administration’s proposed $4.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2021 features plenty of reductions to spending for Medicare, Medicaid and…
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Facing increased scrutiny, PBMs will press case before High Court
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case that pits two groups on opposite sides of the debate…
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Are hospitals training staff to adequately treat delirium in older adults?
Hospitalized older adults who take atypical, or second-generation, antipsychotics for delirium were at increased risk of death from cardiopulmonary arrest,…
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Infectious disease rates rising with opioid epidemic
As the opioid crisis has continued to plague the nation, a less-reported story for journalists to consider is the surging…
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As ACA turns 10, some top supporters look back
With the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act approaching next month (March 23), I want to flag this video…
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Is U.S. health system ready for increase in COVID-19 cases?
As expectations grow that many more cases of COVID-19 coronavirus may be identified in the U.S. in the coming weeks,…
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Data analysis yields state-by-state dental rankings
Overall, across America, about 15% of children and one-third of adults have gone longer than a year without a dental…
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FTC charges in Shkreli case shed light on need for new generic drug development
The Federal Trade Commission and State of New York late last month filed a lawsuit against Martin Shkreli, charging that…
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AP correspondent brings his local experience to an international story
In August 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo declared its 10th outbreak of Ebola in 40 years. The number of…
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Report details unmet needs of older adults living with HIV/AIDS
At the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, those with the disease typically only lived a few years…