Health care advocates are concerned the federal government may be slow to extend Medicaid eligibility to many states that have not expanded it.The Department of Health and Human Services said Monday it would begin enrolling Medicaid beneficiaries in 2020.The department also will begin paying some states a one-time payment to ensure they receive a rebate […]
Buffy Summers is a woman with a gift, a supernatural power and a passion for science.And the CW has released a new episode that offers more insight into that power, a new love interest and a more human side to the vampire Slayer.In this preview of “Buffy” Season 2, the show opens up the doors […]
The first question everyone wants answered is: Which states have the highest percentage of physicians?The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its 2017 health care ranking, which includes a total of 1,000 physicians.For the first time, it includes a state-by-state breakdown of the doctors per capita.The states with the highest physician population are Texas […]
FourFourThreeHealth CarePioneer – A rural doctor who helped save a pregnant woman’s life in India has become a celebrity in the country.Dr K.K. Sharma, a 40-year-old medical assistant at the Kannauj Hospital in Uttar Pradesh, was one of several health care workers to help save a woman’s unborn baby from the brink of death when […]
Health care and drug companies have been working together to make sure patients with pre-existing conditions have access to high-quality drugs, including generic versions of their own drugs.The efforts are coming after more than a year of pressure from lawmakers, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others, who said drug companies should not be able […]
