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Eileen Cook August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 Cybersecurity, ID.me, Login.gov, Veterans, Veterans Health care

How to navigate VA’s new secure sign-in changes

(Source – news.va.gov) To protect your personal information and help prevent scammers from stealing your VA benefits, VA has changed

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Eileen Cook August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 Healthcare Finance, Merger

UnitedHealth, Amedisys complete merger

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group has completed its acquisition of home health and hospice provider Amedisys

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Eileen Cook August 14, 2025 Suicide Prevention, VA’s Safety Plan app, Veterans, Veterans Health care, Veterans Self-Check Assessment

“I’m fine.” But are you really?

(Source – news.va.gov) How many times a day do you hear the question, “How are you?” and respond automatically with,

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Eileen Cook August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 FDA, Medical devices, Recall Notice

Draeger recalls breathing filters over carbon monoxide monitoring risks

(By: Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) Draeger has recalled its SafeStar and TwinStar breathing system filters due to a

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Eileen Cook August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 Drug Manufacturing, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Out of pocket costs, Savings Programs

How Recent Manufacturer Savings Programs May Impact Individual Out-of-Pocket Spending on Asthma and COPD Inhalers

(By Delaney Tevis, Justin Lo, Nisha Kurani, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 11, 2025) A

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Eileen Cook August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 Homeless Veteran, HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program, Veterans, Veterans Health care

HUD-VASH advocates for unhoused Veteran

(Source – news.va.gov) For many people who have experienced homelessness after serving in the military, the path to stable housing

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FDAPart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook August 13, 2025 Contaminated drug shipments, FDA, Sun Pharma

FDA tolerated contaminated drug shipments for almost a decade: ProPublica

(By: Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) Drugmaker Sun Pharma pledged sweeping reforms after years of persistent safety violations at

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Medical TechnologyVeterans Benefits
Eileen Cook August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 Medical devices, Veterans, Veterans Health care

A chance to walk again

(Source – news.va.gov) Before losing the use of his legs, Veteran Edward Afanador served in the Army, Air Force and

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Eileen Cook August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 CMS, medicare, medicare legislation, Prior Authorization

Lawmakers question adding prior authorization for traditional Medicare services

(By: Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) A group of House Democrats is seeking answers from CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz,

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Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance
Eileen Cook August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 ACA, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Considering a Life Change? Brace for Higher ACA Costs

(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) People thinking about starting a business or retiring early — before they’re old

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