Medicare

A stack of $20 bills in front of two pill vials. (Photo: Getty Images)

Prescription for Health

Missing Medication Can Cause Problems According to the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, almost 9 million people in D.C., Maryland and Virginia live with at least one chronic health condition, such as diabetes, asthma, heart failure, hypertension or high cholesterol. Yet an
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A study by Duke Health found that reducing the amount of radiation in early-stage breast cancer patients can be just as effective and less costly. (Photo: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)

Breast Cancer Treatment

Reducing Radiation Could Safely Cut Costs More than half of older women with early stage breast cancer received more radiation therapy than what might be medically necessary, adding additional treatment and health care costs, according to a study led by Duke Cancer Institute
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