As a nation, we face significant challenges during this holiday season: a global pandemic, a strained economy, and a tense political climate. Yet, for the more than 60 million Americans over the age of 65, this holiday season may feel all too familiar as they are bombarded with Medicare mailers and advertisements. Choosing Medicare coverage has always been complicated. This year, the typical senior has nearly 50 Medicare plan options from which to choose, with little guidance or support.
Dow component Walgreens Boots said Wednesday it will sell a majority stake in its healthcare distribution business to AmerisourceBergen Corp for $6.5 billion.
Houston Methodist Hospital's 26,000 workers can look forward to some extra cash in March — as long as they get a COVID-19 vaccine. The hospital's president and CEO, Dr. Marc Bloom, told employees in an emailed letter last week that they can look forward to a $500 bonus as a "thank you for your perseverance throughout a difficult 2020."
The premature birth rate in Mississippi increased from 13.6% to 14.6% from 2017 to 2019, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. That 1% increase seems small, but total medical costs associated with premature births are huge and harmful to Mississippi taxpayers, who cover 70% of births.
Drugmakers including Pfizer, Sanofi, and GlaxoSmithKline plan to raise US prices on more than 300 drugs in the United States on Jan. 1, according to drugmakers and data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors.
An Arkansas oncologist decided to give nearly 200 patients a Christmas gift that he hoped would make their lives “a little bit easier”: erasing their more than half a million dollars in medical debt.