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Despite A Growing Appetite, Buffet-Style Flat-Fee Clinics Shutter In Seattle

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A small number of medical practices have been moving to “direct primary care,” in which patients pay a monthly retainer for unlimited services. But the collapse of Qliance in Seattle may portend problems with the business model.

Out Of Work And Looking For Insurance: COBRA May Be The Best Bet For Now

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With lots of questions about the 2018 insurance market still in play, someone who is between jobs might want to stick with their job-based insurance at least until the outlines of the health law’s marketplaces are clear in the fall.

Defensores desconfían de nuevas reglas para inscribir en planes de salud en el otoño

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En el otoño, corredores y aseguradoras podrán guiar a los consumidores en el proceso para obtener un plan de salud de principio a fin. Pero algunos piensan que no mostrarán todas las opciones por igual, sino aquéllas por las que obtendrían una comisión.

Preexisting Conditions And Continuous Coverage: Key Elements Of GOP Bill

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The Republican health plan would require insurers to offer coverage to people who have preexisting medical conditions. But if states opt to allow insurers to charge sick people more than healthy ones, people who have been more than 63 days without coverage could see significantly higher insurance costs.

GOP Bills To Replace Obamacare Do Not Tinker With Lawmakers’ Coverage

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Republicans are hoping to overhaul the federal health law. Among the law’s many provisions is a requirement that members of Congress and their staffs buy their health insurance on the law’s marketplaces.

Mujeres con seguro médico tienen más chances de lograr embarazos in vitro

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Un nuevo estudio revela que las mujeres cuyos seguros de salud cubren la fertilización in vitro (FIV) son más propensas a repetir el procedimiento si el primer intento fracasa, aumentando así sus chances de tener un bebé.

VPH: nueva versión de la vacuna previene el contagio con solo dos dosis

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Defensores de la salud pública esperan que con la nueva recomendación de administrar solo dos dosis de la vacuna contra el VPH a niñas y niños de entre 9 y 14 años las tasas de vacunación mejoren.