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Local, independent pharmacies are being overlooked, and that’s a mistake.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, parents put off or cancel their kids’ health appointments.

The mean award was 9 times higher than the median in-network price for the same services.

Out of the 1.3 million individuals between the ages of 50-79 who are diagnosed with cancer, only 15% of those cases will be caught early. Aspen Institute and USC Schaeffer Center partnered for an expert discussion on early detection technologies.

Two prominent health policy experts took differing positions during a webinar at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, part of the Richard N. Merkin Distinguished Speaker Series.

The results reinforce the need to evaluate policies and practices around detecting impairment, according to the researchers.

In this post, the authors lay out key considerations for improving the MSSP over the long haul with the objective of helping get a repeatedly derailed conversation back on track.

Did the MSSP save Medicare $1.2 billion in 2019? No—not even close. Might the true net savings be close to zero? Quite possibly.

Americans dramatically cut back on preventive and elective healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first two months. The research also reveals the increasing use of telemedicine—but not at rates high enough to offset reduced in-person care.

Researchers are evaluating rapid antigen tests with first responders who volunteered for the study. A second phase will focus on school-aged children, teachers and staff.