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Postal Service delivery woes are years in the making; Georgia lawmakers seek fix
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThat sets the Postal Service apart from federal agencies, which are...sought to cut costs for USPS...
Ask Kevin: Can I delay my Part B enrollment and still avoid penalty?
Federal Times· 5 days agoThe following is a question submitted by a Federal Times reader to columnist Kevin Moss, a senior editor at Consumers’ Checkbook and expert on federal employee health insurance plans for civil ...
Ask Kevin: What’s the best Medicare Advantage plan for Arizona resident?
Federal Times· 6 days agoThe following is a question submitted by a Federal Times reader to columnist Kevin Moss, a senior editor at Consumers’ Checkbook and expert on federal employee health insurance plans for civil ...
US ends funding for orgs hurt by Change Healthcare attack
The Register· 5 days agoFirst launched in March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said the funding program will end on July 12 after supporting healthcare providers through intense ...
What to Do if You’re Overpaying for Prescriptions
New York Times· 2 days agoHere’s what to know about your pharmacy benefit manager and how to find out if you are being overcharged for medications. The reporters interviewed more than 300 patients, pharmacists, doctors ...
Cost may not keep many people from filling opioid addiction treatment prescriptions
Medical Xpress· 5 days agoWhen people get a prescription for the opioid addiction medication called buprenorphine, they almost...
Postal Service delivery woes are years in the making; Georgia lawmakers seek fix
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer· 2 days agoMany Atlantans have grown frustrated with lengthy delays in delivery of mail and packages from the post office — and it’s a problem that rapidly worsened earlier this year amid an attempt to ...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 5 days agoOne of the most disgusting aspects of healthcare costs in this country is ambulatory costs. Sadly, one family is dealing with this situation now, nearly five months after losing their mother ...
Overpaying for Medicine
New York Times· 2 days agoYou probably already know some of the reasons prescription drugs are so expensive. Health insurers and the government haven’t reined in prices. Your pharmacy benefit manager is often invisible ...
Replacing registered nurses in high stakes hospital care is dangerous to patients, research suggests
Medical Xpress· 5 days agoA study published in Medical Care shows that substituting registered nurses (RN) with lower-wage staff (e.g. licensed practical nurses, unlicensed assistive personnel) in hospital care is linked ...