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Business Is Booming For Big Drug Negotiators
If your health insurance covers prescriptions, you are probably a customer of a pharmacy benefit management company. These third-party administrators for prescription drug programs make up one of the few industries growing during this recession, and are now poised for even more growth, as baby boomers age and Congress prepares to insure more Americans.
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A Smaller, Bipartisan Health Care Bill: Where to Start
A few modest first steps could do a lot to begin to build some bipartisan trust -- and actually help some Americans who need it.
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Democrats Move To Regulate How Insurers’ Spend Customers’ Money
Both the House and Senate health overhaul bills would force insurers to spend the vast majority of premium revenue on medical care for their customers, reducing the amount available for profits, executive salaries, sales and administration.
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Transparency and Sausage Making
Compared to George W. Bush's administration, President Obama has made significant gains in legislative transparency.
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Transcript: White House Health Summit, Afternoon Session
The White House transcript of yesterday's remarks from the health care summit convened by President Barack Obama.
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High-Tech Medicine Contributes To High-Cost Health Care
The U.S. leads the world in creating state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic treatments with the potential to work miracles for patients. But is the overuse of pricey technologies in preventive medicine driving up health care costs unnecessarily?
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Full Text: Obama’s Health Care Proposal
Read the full text of President Obama's health care proposal, which he will bring to his Thursday health 'summit' with Congressional leaders.
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Ethicist Callahan: ‘Set Limits’ On Health Care
Renowned medical ethicist Dan Callahan confronts the rationing controversy head-on. He says Medicare should determine what benefits it will make available, based on costs and other considerations, and then simply not pay for those that don't pass their tests.
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Opponents Try To Undo Health Bill Deals
While top members of the House and Senate are struggling to put together health care overhaul bills on Capitol Hill, elsewhere in Washington, patient advocates and other groups are trying to take apart some of the deals already cut with top health care industry groups.
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Seven Things You Didn’t Know Were In The Senate Health Bill
While much of the attention paid to the Senate health reform bill has been about the public option or financing, there are many lesser-known provisions that would affect consumers.
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New Technology Helps Elderly Stay Healthy At Home
Devices that measure blood pressure and other health information may help the elderly and people with chronic conditions stay in touch with doctors while remaining at home. The technology could cut health spending by catching problems before they escalate into crises.
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Transcript: White House Health Summit, Morning Session
The White House released the first set of this morning's remarks from the health care summit convened by President Barack Obama.
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Generic Drug Makers Say ‘No’ To Health Reform Tab
Makers of generic drugs say it's unfair to make them pay $460 million to help fund health care overhaul legislation. They warn consumer prices could rise if Congress approves the 10 years of increased Medicaid discounts included in the bill passed by the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday.
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Corporate Wellness Programs: Healthier Employees, Lower Costs
Dr. Fikry Isaac, the executive director of global health services at Johnson & Johnson, also runs the company's reknowned wellness program. He says corporate wellness and prevention programs have great potential to curb the nation's rising health care costs.
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Public Option Short On Democratic Votes In Senate
It's not clear how many Democrats would back a public option - a government insurance program that competes with private insurers - in the final health overhaul bill.
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Texas Dr. Antonio Falcon: We’re Facing A Catastrophic Situation On The Border
A family doctor from Rio Grande City, Tex., says failure of health reform to address the needs of illegal immigrants could cause collapse of hospitals in the region and open the border to public health risks.
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Study: Young Docs Stumped By Health Care System, Too
Fewer than half of all graduating medical students say they have a good sense of how to navigate health care systems or the economics of practicing medicine, according to a new study.
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Sen. Enzi Plays Crucial Role Negotiating Health Care
Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. represents the smallest state in population but he has a big role to play in the negotiations to overhaul health care. Enzi is one of the "gang of six" senators crafting the Senate's health care bill. He says he won't vote for any measure that can't get the support of 75 to 80 senators. This story comes from our partner NPR News
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Selling Sickness: How Drug Ads Changed Health Care
Prescription drug spending is the third most expensive cost in the U.S. health care system. The average American gets 12 prescriptions a year, and this number only seems to grow larger. We examine what drove the increase in prescription drug consumption in America. This story comes from our partner NPR News