States Given Until 2022 to Meet Medicaid Standards of Care
Standards set in a 2014 rule aim to improve quality of care that disabled receive outside of institutions
AIDS Epidemic Could End in U.S. by 2025
Infection rate could be as low as 12,000 people a year by 2025, researchers report
‘Healthy’ Obese Still at Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Study of 3.5 million people shows 'healthy' obese at higher risk than the general population
Treatment in Hospital by Older Doctors Tied to Higher Mortality
Older patients' hospital survival slightly higher when physician is younger, researchers say
Findings Support More Targeted Approach to Cholesterol Screens
Among normotensive nonsmokers without diabetes, very few at heightened risk of ASCVD
Plan Suggested for Reducing Health Care Costs
Nine-point plan includes streamlining in billing, reduction in high facility fees, reducing drug costs
Too Few U.S. Hospitals Have C-Section Rates Below HHS Target
Consumer Reports finds rates for low-risk births vary from 7 to 64.6 percent across the United States
Iron Rx Doesn’t Improve Exercise Capacity in Iron-Deficient HFrEF
Findings for high-dose iron supplementation in heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction
No Evidence Steroids Benefit Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
Noticeable cartilage loss detected in patients treated with injections over two years, researchers say
Cancer Screen Adherence Low for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
But assessment by primary care provider linked to reversal of that trend
