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Enjoy your Thanksgiving safely Gatherings and celebrations with friends and family are joyous Thanksgiving rituals, but while it may look different this year, we have suggestions on how to enjoy your 2020 Thanksgiving. Think about alternative ways to add new meaning to the holiday, such as hosting Thanksgiving virtually. You […]

How to enjoy 2020 Thanksgiving

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CMS rules are receiving a change that gives states more flexibility to enter into value-based purchasing agreements with drugmakers for new and pricey products. This proposed change in rule by the Trump administration will remove current barriers that allow each state to develop these agreements with current drug companies. CMS […]

CMS Rules Are Receiving a Change Involving Drug Agreements

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Why is healthcare so expensive? One reason is due to annual healthcare waste, whether that be a failure of care delivery to overtreatment. The range of money wasted annually seems to be between $760 to $935 billion, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. The article from October states […]

Waste In Healthcare Has Risen to $760 to $935 billion ...

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Using vitamins, supplements may help treat ADHD New research suggests using vitamins, supplements may help treat ADHD symptoms. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), evidence from various studies (here and here) indicate using natural product-derived treatments and nutritional supplements were effective at treating mild to moderate ADHD. […]

Study shows vitamins, supplements may help treat ADHD

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U.S. authorities approved the world’s first digital drug last week. It contains a very small microchip embedded inside of a pharmaceutical drug. How does the pill work? Once the pill is dissolved by stomach acid, the microchip sends signals to a smart device to notify physicians of its consumption. This […]

Digital Pills: The Future of Healthcare Is Medicinal Tracking

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Aetna has partnered with four networks: Arizona, Minnesota, Texas and Virginia. With Aetna’s efforts in creating joint ventures with health systems in these states, we can expect to see value-based care increase for members. “Vision 2020” is the strategy Aetna is taking. The goal is to ensure 75 percent of […]

Aetna Implements Joint Ventures to Improve Member Care

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