Health Headlines for Wednesday, December 16
Health Insurance Enrollment Deadline Is Extended to Thursday
New York Times
Hours away from a deadline, the government announced on Tuesday that it was extending an enrollment period for full-year health insurance in 2016 under the Affordable Care Act.
Kaleida, Mercy face millions in Medicare payment cuts for high infection rates
Buffalo Business First
Both Kaleida Health and Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital have been identified among the worst performing hospitals in the state for higher rates of hospital-acquired conditions.
Hepatitis Drug Among The Most Costly For Medicaid
NPR
A drug that can cure hepatitis C was one of the top pharmaceutical costs in most states’ Medicaid budgets in 2014.
How Exercise May Help Us Fight Off Colds
New York Times
Working out could help us fight off colds and other infections, according to a timely new study.
Study: Hospital costs vary widely nationwide, Capital Region in middle
Albany Times Union/Blog
Economists at Yale, Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics have released a paper that shows vast differences in charges for hospital procedures across the country.