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Plan suggested for reducing health care costs
(HealthDay)—Health care costs can be reduced, with a nine-step plan suggested as a starting place, according to an article published in Medical Economics.
May 17, 2017
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Obamacare repeal faces test in US House Thursday
Republicans under pressure to give President Donald Trump a legislative victory could take a dramatic step toward that end Thursday when the US House votes on dismantling Barack Obama's signature health reforms.
May 4, 2017
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Most primary care doctors 'strongly endorse' key elements of the Affordable Care Act
Proponents of repealing the Affordable Care Act, including President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, have argued that the law places an undue burden on physicians. However, according ...
Jan 25, 2017
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Hospitals are less likely to admit publicly insured children, but outcomes aren't affected
Hospitals are less likely to admit children covered by public insurance such as Medicaid than privately insured children with similar symptoms, especially when hospitals beds are scarce. But the disparity doesn't appear to ...
Jan 10, 2017
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Obamacare 2017: A peek behind the numbers
(HealthDay)—As President Barack Obama prepares to leave the White House, his administration is gearing up for another open-enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), perhaps the hardest-fought initiative of ...
Oct 31, 2016
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Surgery
Patients weigh in on orthopedic surgeons' pay, reimbursement
Most patients don't think an orthopedic surgeon is overpaid but they greatly exaggerate how much a surgeon is reimbursed by Medicare for performing knee surgery, according to a study of patient perceptions by Henry Ford Hospital ...
Oct 20, 2016
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Small businesses wait for verdict on 2017 health care costs
Autumn is an anxious time for many small and medium-sized business owners as they wait to learn whether their health insurance costs will go up for 2017—and if so, by how much?
Sep 14, 2016
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Medications
Opioid-related insurance claims rise 3,000 percent
(HealthDay)—The number of private health insurance claims for Americans addicted to opioids and heroin rose 3,203 percent from 2007 to 2014, according to a Fair Health report.
Aug 3, 2016
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New peak for US health care spending: $10,345 per person
The nation's health care tab this year is expected to surpass $10,000 per person for the first time, the government said Wednesday. The new peak means the Obama administration will pass the problem of high health care costs ...
Jul 13, 2016
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We'll spend billions tomorrow for not helping poor people quit smoking today
The gradual reduction of smoking – the number one cause of preventable death and illness – is one of the triumphs of public health in the United States. About 16.8 percent of Americans smoke today, compared to 42 percent ...
Jul 13, 2016
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