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Medicare has evaluated how often patients undergoing hip and knee surgery were readmitted or suffered a serious complication. These hospitals did much better or worse than average.
Consumer columnist reminds consumers that details make all the difference.
Even in California, the path to finalizing new insurance coverage can be long and arduous.
'This is their life. They're the boss,' says Dr. Tim Ihrig of the palliative care department at UnityPoint hospital in Fort Dodge, Iowa. 'It's an honor to be on this journey.'
The entertainment industry relies heavily on freelancers and independent contractors who rarely are able to gain health insurance through their employers. Though the health law might help some, people in this industry still sometimes face difficulties in the health care system.
With the exclusion of roughly 40 Planned Parenthood clinics, claims for birth control and wellness exams dropped for the first six months of 2013, as did enrollment numbers.
The health law treats retirees differently than workers getting insurance through their jobs.
Even for those with the will and drive to pursue treatment, the process remains difficult, frightening and full of holes. On the federal level, little has come from the task forces and promises that followed the Newtown shootings.
The program's extension is one of several initiatives the Obama administration announced Thursday to make it easier for consumers to get health coverage despite balky enrollment websites.
Key House and Senate committees approved legislation Thursday to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate, the formula officials use to pay doctors who treat Medicare patients. KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Politico Pro's Jennifer Haberkorn discuss.
Health insurance costs more in the famous ski areas of Colorado than in nearby Denver, and residents are crying foul.
Consumers should not assume that facilities provide better care because they charge more, experts say.
The most successful exchanges kept things simple, amply tested systems
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and CQ Roll Call's Emily Ethridge discuss HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, which included updates on steps officials are taking to repair the health law's online insurance exchange.
Navigators report a surge in consumer interest since the website became easier to use.
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