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> Sixty-three thousand children under the age of six experienced out-of-hospital medication errors annually between 2002 and 2012, according to Nationwide Children's Hospital researchers in a study published in Pediatrics. One child is affected every eight minutes, usually by a well-meaning parent or caregiver unintentionally committing a medication error, researchers found. Study abstract
>The first comprehensive physician rating and comparison database launches today in time for open enrollment on federal and state health exchanges, as well as for many employer-provided plans, USA Today reports. Article
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> Medicare Advantage plans are frequently lauded for providing high-quality insurance coverage. And they're widely popular among Medicare-eligible consumers. But there's a dark side to these plans as well, according to FierceHealthPayer's Dina Overland. Article
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> A bill to create a prescription database to deter doctor shopping and prevent overdoses is headed for the Pennsylvania governor's desk after passing both houses of the state General Assembly last week.Article
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