Health Care Model Faces Hurdles On Quality and Cost
If President Obama succeeds in slowing the growth of health care spending, it will be with some of the innovative services and procedures being used as part of a pilot project in Annapolis, Md.
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Chronic Disease Expert: U.S. Health Care System Needs To Treat ‘Whole Person’
Professor Kate Lorig of Stanford University designed a program to help patients cope with the frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation of chronic disease.
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Health Overhaul Train Leaves Doctors On The Platform
Good news and bad news for doctors who treat Medicare patients.
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Medical Spending Accelerating
Experts cite a disturbing trend in the acceleration of medical spending in areas like Provo, Utah, once noted for lower costs.
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Battle For Health Reform Moves Down Under
Australian prime minister's drive for health overhaul is reminiscent of U.S. effort.
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Opinion Column
About Those Presidential Promises
Despite the relentless sales pitch, there was always a lot of skepticism among voters that such a government-heavy plan would leave them alone and be cost-free. Now, of course, their skepticism is being validated.
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More Calls For Moderation In Use Of CT Scans
A pair of papers in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine add to a growing chorus urging doctors to be more judicious in their use of CT scans.
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Medicaid’s Ticking Bomb – Long Term Care – Could Wipe Out State Budgets
A new study claims the costs of Medicaid's long-term care services could cripple states' already-fragile budgets.
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How New Health Insurance Regulations Could Affect Some Premiums, Coverage
As he trumpeted what he called a new "Patient's Bill of Rights" Tuesday, President Barack Obama tried to calm fears that the new health law would increase insurance costs.
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Text: The Obama Administration’s New ‘Patient’s Bill Of Rights’
The White House today released a "Fact Sheet: The Affordable Care Act's New Patient's Bill of Rights," the Obama administration's summary of new regulations issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Rising Costs Spur Increase In Health Savings Accounts
High deductible health plans and the associated health saving accounts that allow people to put aside money tax-free to cover medical expenses get mixed reviews from many consumers. But supporters of the plans worry that the health overhaul may hamper their use.
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Obama To Meet Tuesday With Insurance Executives
The President will also discuss the health law's new benefits, cost savings.
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New Survey: Consumers Who Buy Their Own Health Insurance Report Big Rate Increase Requests
When the big California health insurer Wellpoint sought rate increases up to 39 percent this year, some wondered if they were unusual. But in a new national survey consumers who buy their own policies report the most recent rate requests averaged 20 percent.
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Transcript: Health On The Hill
The Senate has passed a six-month payment increase for Medicare physicians but it is unclear if the House will pass that measure.
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Health On The Hill – June 21, 2010
The Senate has passed a six-month payment increase for Medicare physicians but it is unclear if the House will pass that measure.
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Opinion Column
Even With The ‘Grandfather Clause’ Protection, Change Is Coming To Most Health Plans
Insurance plans have a history of frequently changing
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Health Policy Week In Review: Senate Stalls On Jobs Broad Bill But Passes Medicare Pay Fix For Doctors
After a five-day legislative saga, Senate Democrats were unable to pass a tax extender bill that included provisions to prevent a 21 percent reduction in physicians' Medicare payments and to extend enhanced federal Medicaid funding. But after a compromise with the GOP, the Senate passed just a Medicare pay fix.
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Ranks Of The Uninsured Keep Growing
The U.S. census' estimates of how many people in the country don't have health insurance won't be done until late summer, but the CDC is out with a snapshot of its own. And the findings aren't pretty.
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Feds To States: Set Up Health Insurance Pools For High-Risk Patients By July 1
The federal government is giving states until June 25 to say how they intend to run high-risk pools to insure people who have been denied coverage due to a pre-existing medical condition and have been uninsured for at least six months.