Health

Patients urged to make the most of open enrollment season

(HealthDay)—Open enrollment season for health care plans provides an opportunity for reconsidering health plans and switching plans to save money, add services, or enroll in a better plan, according to a report published ...

Medications

British drugmaker cutting hundreds of US jobs

Hundreds of British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline's 17,000 U.S.-based employees will lose their jobs by the end of next year under the pharmaceutical industry's latest restructuring.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

World Bank announces $160m for Ebola-hit Sierra Leone

World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim announced a $160 million two-year economic recovery plan on Wednesday to help impoverished Sierra Leone battle the worst Ebola outbreak on record.

Health

New survey of employers about the health insurance market

A new nationally representative survey of employers—the largest purchasers of health care in the country— shows that most are unfamiliar with objective metrics of health plan quality information. The survey, conducted ...

Health

Family planning programs involving men, empower women

In a society where women often lead very restricted lives and men are the primary household decision makers, new research suggests women are empowered when men are included in family planning programs. A study, from the Institute ...

Health

Triple aim should be expanded to address physician burnout

(HealthDay)—Expanding the Triple Aim approach—which includes enhancing patient experience, improving population health, and reducing costs—to the Quadruple Aim by adding the goal of improving health care provider work ...

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