Health

Pharmacists report hidden fees that distort prescription costs

(HealthDay)—Pharmacists often encounter fees imposed by prescription drug "middlemen" that adversely impact both pharmacies and patients and distort medication costs and reimbursement rates, according to a report from the ...

Cardiology

Does your insurance card matter when you have a heart attack?

Medicaid reimbursement to health care facilities on ST-elevation myocardial management—or STEMI, a serious form of a heart attack—is often lower when compared with the reimbursement rate of private insurance, according ...

Health

Nursing home care for minorities improves

A new study of nursing homes has found that, while disparities continue to exist, the quality of care in homes with higher concentrations of racial and ethnic minority residents has improved and that this progress appears ...

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