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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 ...

February 15, 2020 in Uncategorized tagged current events / health insurance / Life Insurance / medicare / Medicare Costs by Jadon Sennet

Health companies Cigna and Oscar Health are combining forces to offer differentiated health solutions to small businesses. In an announcement provided by Cigna, announced an exclusive partnership to provide commercial health solutions for small business. Cigna and Oscar Partnership “Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy and through […]

Cigna and Oscar Health Partner to Offer Health Solutions To ...

February 11, 2020 in Health tagged current events / health insurance / Insurance Carrier News & Products / workforce by Jadon Sennet

risk of heart attack — A possible game-changing heart transplant method is on its way. Studies have been underway for years regarding “donation after cardiac death,” or DCD. This is a new way to use donor hearts from cardiac failure cases. However, DCD transplants with other organs have been done for years now. While still […]

New Heart Transplant Method

February 10, 2020 in Medicare tagged current events / health / heart health / Surgical Procedures / Technology by Emily Schellin

Weather and Chronic Pain — Cloudy with a Chance of Pain According to a new study by The University of Manchester, approximately 75% of people with long-term pain believe weather affects pain. It is a long-held belief that cold weather worsens pain. Other sufferers also report warm, damp, or rainy weather aggravates pain. Researchers set […]

New Study Shows Weather Affects Pain

January 8, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged Arthritis / current events / environmental health / Seasonal Health / wellness by Jenny McCann

Antibiotic resistance cdc — CDC Superbug Report 2019 In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the first report on Antibiotic-resistant “superbug” in the United States. This was a first-ever snapshot of the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant germs on human health. 2013 estimates showed there were more than 2.6 million antibiotic-resistant […]

CDC: Superbug Threat Increases

December 19, 2019 in Medicare tagged current events / government acts & responses / health / health & safety / Prescription drugs by Jenny McCann

Diwali Celebrations: A Hindu festival Diwali is one of the biggest festivals celebrated in India. It is known as the festival of lights. It is mainly celebrated in the Hindu culture. Diwali is celebrated by lighting up the entire house with candles and clay lamp lanterns. Additionally, fireworks are very […]