Uninsured cancer patients are asked to pay anywhere from two to 43 times what Medicare would pay for chemotherapy drugs, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Apr 7, 2015
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Medicare will change the way it pays hospitals and doctors to reward quality over volume, the Obama administration said Monday, in a shift that officials hope will be a catalyst for the nation's $3 trillion health care system.
Jan 26, 2015
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Brazil has unveiled new rules aimed at stemming the South American nation's "epidemic of cesareans" and promoting natural births among private health care providers.
Jan 7, 2015
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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.
Dec 4, 2014
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The Obama administration says consumers in most states will have more insurance options next year under the president's health care law.
Sep 23, 2014
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A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down—and so do movie tickets, cell phone minutes and discounts on airline flights.
Jun 27, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Two new U.S. government reports provide a statistical snapshot of health and health insurance coverage in 2013, before new coverage options took effect under the Affordable Care Act.
Jun 20, 2014
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(HealthDay)—A significant majority of Americans who signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act have completed the final step of enrollment by paying their first month's premium, insurers will tell a Congressional ...
May 7, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Sheri Samotin, a California-based patient advocate, knows the ins and outs of health insurance, including how to find a participating physician.
May 2, 2014
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Nearly 7 in 10 Americans support mandated coverage of birth control medications, according to a new national survey by researchers at the University of Michigan Health System.
Apr 22, 2014
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