Health
Are your health resolutions really a free choice?
"I really should be taking better care of myself."
Jan 4, 2018
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Health
Tax on medical devices to resume after two-year suspension
While much of corporate America will enjoy a tax cut in the new year, one industry is getting a tax increase it has fought hard but so far unsuccessfully to avoid.
Jan 1, 2018
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Medications
Epidemic of opioid abuse is top health story of 2017
(HealthDay)—The millions of Americans caught in the grip of an addiction to opioids—prescription painkillers or heroin—remained the leading health news story of the past year.
Dec 28, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Medicaid expansion leads to increase in early-stage cancer diagnoses
The Affordable Care Act led to an increase in the number of cancer diagnoses—particularly those at early stages—in states where Medicaid was expanded, according to research from Indiana University.
Dec 21, 2017
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Strong showing for Obama health law as nearly 9M sign up
About 8.8 million people have signed up for coverage next year under the Affordable Care Act, the government said Thursday. The surprisingly strong numbers come after a deadline surge last week.
Dec 21, 2017
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Health
When tax reform becomes law, ACA's individual mandate becomes history
(HealthDay)—With the Republican-led Congress preparing to hand President Donald Trump his first major legislative victory—a massive overhaul of the U.S. tax code—it will mean the end of the Affordable Care Act's controversial ...
Dec 19, 2017
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Health
Sign-ups show health law's staying power in Trump era
A deadline burst of sign-ups after a tumultuous year for the Obama health law has revealed continued demand for the program's subsidized individual health plans. But the Affordable Care Act's troubles aren't over.
Dec 16, 2017
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Health
Making insurers participate in marketplace could cut volatility
(HealthDay)—Requiring insurers that participate in Medicare or Medicaid to also participate in Marketplaces in the same geographic area could improve access to insurance, according to a study published in the December issue ...
Dec 15, 2017
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Health
Today is the deadline for Obamacare 2018
(HealthDay)—Today marks the end of the shortened sign-up period for most Americans to buy health insurance through the federal Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) marketplace.
Dec 15, 2017
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Health
Few California retailers offer pharmacist-prescribed birth control, despite law
A new law took effect in California last year allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control. But few of the state's pharmacies are actually offering this service, according to new UC Berkeley research.
Dec 12, 2017
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