Diabetes
New plan limits out-of-pocket costs for insulin
(HealthDay)—Out-of-pocket costs for insulin could be restricted to $25 a month for people under a drug benefit plan announced Wednesday by Express Scripts.
Apr 3, 2019
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GOP lawmakers propose new conditions on health bill
Two top Republicans announced a bill Tuesday restoring federal subsidies to insurers that includes tough conditions sought by the White House. Senate Democrats have enough votes to kill it, but the measure underscores the ...
Oct 24, 2017
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Health
House GOP proposes 5-year extension for children's health
A popular program that provides health insurance for 8.9 million low-income children would get five more years of funding under legislation Republicans plan to push through a House committee this week. The measure comes days ...
Oct 3, 2017
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Republican health plan likely dead as key US senator defects
The latest bid backed by US President Donald Trump to dismantle his predecessor's health care law likely unraveled Monday when a crucial third Republican formally came out against the plan.
Sep 26, 2017
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Senate Republicans pull plug on latest Obamacare repeal bid
US Senate Republicans abandoned their latest plan to dismantle Obamacare Tuesday when it became clear that President Donald Trump's party did not have the votes, assuring the 2010 health reforms survive for the foreseeable ...
Sep 26, 2017
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Surgery
Double-booked: When surgeons operate on two patients at once
The controversial practice has been standard in many teaching hospitals for decades, its safety and ethics largely unquestioned and its existence unknown to those most affected: people undergoing surgery.
Jul 28, 2017
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Three US senators balk at health bill, putting reforms in peril
US Republican efforts to reform health care neared collapse Thursday as three senators threatened to oppose a partial repeal of Obamacare unless House leaders pledged to negotiate further—the latest in a series of setbacks.
Jul 28, 2017
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Double blow convulses Republican bid to reform US health care (Update)
US Senate Republicans suffered a second stinging setback in as many days Wednesday in their drive to uproot Obamacare, when a plan to repeal the health care law—with no replacement at the ready—failed to advance in the ...
Jul 26, 2017
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GOP health bill still a mystery before planned vote
The Senate will move forward with a key vote this week on a Republican health bill but it's not yet known whether the legislation will seek to replace President Barack Obama's health care law or simply repeal it.
Jul 24, 2017
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US Senate vote set for next week on Obamacare repeal
The US Senate will vote next week on proceeding to a bill that repeals the Affordable Care Act without a ready replacement plan, the chamber's top Republican said Tuesday.
Jul 19, 2017
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