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GOP Candidates Push State Role In Health Care
Exchanges on health policy were limited in Thursday's Republican presidential debate, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney once again lashed out at each other on the issue and Rep. Michele Bachmann renewed her criticism of Perry's efforts to get Texas children vaccinated against HPV.
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Companies Steering Workers To Lower Priced Medical Care
Businesses want employees to be more sensitive to the cost of medical care, but consumer advocates worry that decisions will be based on price, not quality.
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Ten Questions To Ask Your Doctor
Some doctors wince when patients show up with sheafs of Internet printouts. But a good conversation between doctor and patient can make a big difference in the quality of medical care provided. Here are some tips on what to ask.
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Insurance Commissioners Tell Congress Not To Change Medigap Policies
State officials sending a letter that opposes changes aimed at reducing the deficit by requiring Medicare beneficiaries to pay a higher share of the cost of their supplemental insurance.
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Transcript: Analyzing The GOP Presidential Field’s Promise To Repeal The Health Law
Jackie Judd talks with PBS NewsHour's David Chalian about the GOP presidential candidates' health law repeal rhetoric, the varying level of nuance among their viewpoints and how each is attacking the President's
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Analyzing The GOP Presidential Field’s Promise To Repeal The Health Law
Jackie Judd talks with PBS NewsHour's David Chalian about the GOP presidential candidates' repeal rhetoric, the varying level of nuance among their viewpoints and how each is attacking the President's
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Employers Increasingly Trimming Or Cutting Disability Benefits
The same pattern that has emerged in health insurance -- employers' shifting more costs onto workers' shoulders -- is occurring in disability coverage.
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President Obama Proposes Cuts To Health Care Spending To Lower Deficit
President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a series of cost savings in health care programs including to Medicare and Medicaid to reduce the deficit. The proposals include paying doctors for health care outcomes instead of on a "fee-for-service" basis, and Obama also rejected the notion turning Medicare into a "voucher" system.
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The Specifics: How Obama Plans To Cut Health Programs By $320 Billion
Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz reports that the biggest cut to Medicare requires pharmaceutical companies to lower the rates for low-income beneficiaries.
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