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At-home insurance company visits may involve attempts to increase medical complexity, especially for Medicare Advantage patients.
Staple foods such as flour and salt have been labeled as bad, but that’s not necessarily the case. Not consuming those staples means people aren’t getting the enhancements added to these foods.
Patients in Medicare Advantage plans are less likely to undergo cancer surgery at high-quality hospitals than their counterparts in traditional Medicare.
Research suggests benefits from syncing medications with time of day, particularly thyroid and glucocorticoid therapy, although the strength of evidence varies across therapies.
Vague symptoms. Crazy blood pressure. Fruitless ER visits. Then suddenly, this doctor had stage IV cancer. Or maybe not. Her journey as a patient would change everything.
Prior authorization leeway will be trimmed while health plans get more money under new federal rules for Medicare Advantage plans.
Medicare Advantage plans had higher rates of inappropriate denials for radiation therapy than for all other health services, a recent analysis found.
Recent data show proton and photon radiotherapy lead to similar quality-of-life outcomes in patients with breast cancer.
7-year data from PARTNER 3 may notch a win for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with low surgical risk, according to experts.
Remove sutures or staples from superficial incisions or lacerations. Operate diagnostic equipment but cannot interpret tests. Provide patient information and instructions.
