Health
Having trouble picking the right health insurance plan? Let an algorithm decide
One key goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to lower health care costs by giving consumers more choice over their insurer.
May 2, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Expanding insurance for single-embryo IVF could improve pregnancy outcomes
Expanding insurance coverage for a type of in vitro fertilization known as elective single-embryo transfer could lead to improved health outcomes and lower health care costs, according to a newly published study that included ...
Apr 13, 2016
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Health
Government funds nearly two-thirds of US health care, study reports
Tax-funded expenditures accounted for 64.3 percent of U.S. health spending - about $1.9 trillion - in 2013, according to new data published today [Thursday, Jan. 21] in the American Journal of Public Health. The Affordable ...
Jan 21, 2016
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Health
New report shows fewer Texans have problems paying medical bills
Fewer Texans say they have problems paying their medical bills in 2015 compared with 2013, according to a new report released today by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation ...
Jan 7, 2016
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Health
Five health insurance resolutions to consider for 2016
Health insurance may not be the sexiest New Year's resolutions subject, but thinking about it could be just as important as vowing to drop a few pounds or quit smoking.
Jan 6, 2016
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Health
Clinton takes on Big Pharma, lays out drug plan (Update)
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan Tuesday to limit prescription medicine costs, challenging the US pharmaceutical industry after the price for one drug skyrocketed by 5,000 percent.
Sep 23, 2015
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Health
RAND analysis shows more work needed to engage consumers after enrolling in health insurance plans
Enrolling in an insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act is only the first step for consumers to be actively engaged in their health care, according to a new analysis from RAND Corporation researchers.
Jul 29, 2015
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Health
Health care spending to accelerate, US report says
The nation's respite from accelerating health care costs appears to be over.
Jul 28, 2015
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Pediatrics
Nixoncare vs. Obamacare: Comparing the rhetoric and reality of two health plans
Few people today would dare call President Richard Nixon a radical liberal. But 44 years ago, he proposed a health plan that went far beyond what today's Affordable Care Act includes. After the first plan failed, he did it ...
Jul 13, 2015
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Medications
Prescription drug price battles show no sign of letting up
The decision this week by experts at the Food and Drug Administration to endorse a pair of medicines aimed at combating heart disease brought on the latest round of hand-wringing over prescription drug costs.
Jun 15, 2015
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