Haemochromatosis patient Maolíosa McHugh has welcomed a new initiative offering free screening for people who may be living ...

DALLAS — I know for some people, Medicare open enrollment time (which is happening now) can seem like a dreaded medical procedure: You know you need to get it done, but you don’t really want to do it.

The federal government is moving forward with a long-planned effort to eliminate a list of medical procedures limited to inpatient facilities, per a 2026 hospital payment rule finalized Friday. The ...

HA is distinctive arthropathy associated with genetic haemochromatosis – a condition where iron levels build up over time. This has many consequences, including liver cirrhosis, diabetes, and a ...

Pendergrast is an anesthesiology resident physician at the University of Michigan. The 1 in 5 Americans suffering from chronic pain may soon lose access to evidence-based interventions that have ...

Background Haemochromatosis can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) due to iron overload in the liver. In recent decades, access to genetic testing, family screening and increasing ...

A plan to phase out a list of procedures that can be performed only on an inpatient basis has major implications for skilled nursing coverage post-surgery, a major aging services advocacy group is ...

A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. By Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth Like millions ...

The way cardiovascular care is delivered in the US is changing rapidly. Procedures once limited to hospitals are now increasingly performed in outpatient clinics such as ambulatory surgery centers and ...

Starting next year, millions of Medicare patients will face new hurdles to access medical care through a program targeting "wasteful" procedures. Trump Warns of Threat to Social Security, Medicare ...

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. The Trump administration is opening the floodgates for more surgeries to be done in outpatient ...

A hidden genetic mutation could predict a man’s likelihood of developing dementia. That’s according to an Australian study led by Monash and Curtin Universities, which analyzed the medical data of ...