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Health care: More uninsured as insurance costs grow faster
WASHINGTON – Over 30 million people in the United States lacked health insurance in 2018.
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Thanksgiving took a bite out of HealthCare.gov
Plan selections were down by 28% for the holiday week, compared with the week before.
Opinion
Is there a (robotic) doctor in the house?
Research published by Washington University’s Center for Advanced Studies in Adaptive Systems (CASAS) describes a technology that aims to help...
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Open enrollment 2020: Activity down on Healthcare.gov
Consumers choose fewer plans during week 3, compared with last week and last year.
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Vaping front and center at Hahn’s first FDA confirmation hearing
Stephen Hahn, MD, President Trump’s pick to head the Food and Drug Administration, faced questions from both sides of the aisle on youth vaping,...
From the Journals
Rand analysis of proposed Medicare buy-in uncovers surprising findings
“When older adults leave the market, insurers are left with a smaller pool of younger, less healthy, and relatively expensive people given their...
From the Journals
Most charity assistance programs do not cover prescriptions for uninsured patients
Cancer or cancer-related treatments were covered by 41% of programs, and 34% provided assistance for genetic or rare diseases.
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Open enrollment 2020: HealthCare.gov activity down from last year
Nevada opened its own exchange this year and moved off the federal system.
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ACP recommends ways to address rising drug prices
One of the College’s suggestions is for the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy program to be modified.
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Office of Inspector General
Health care fraud, waste, and abuse consume some 10% of federal health expenditures.