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Two years and $8.4 billion into the government’s effort to get doctors to take their practices digital, some unintended consequences are starting to emerge. One is a lot of unhappy doctors.
Insurers develop new business strategies as the health law upends old models.
Child life specialist Liz Anderson of Children’s National Medical Center explains how she uses play to help 2-year-old Jade Tukan, a cancer patient, understand her medical care.
Child life specialists use play to help seriously ill children understand what happens in the hospital.
Insurance columnist answers readers’ questions about choosing coverage after leaving a job, health law requirements for small businesses and salary-based premiums.
The Obama administration has yet to complete federal regulations implementing rules that would enable states to enforce a mental health parity bill President George W. Bush signed into law, and in the meantime, behavioral health may have fallen behind.
The fees will make the markets self-supporting, but some state officials and insurers worry they could put coverage out of reach for some consumers.
The group argues that increasing cost-sharing would stop people from seeking necessary care.
Health law critics are continuing their fight against the sweeping overhaul with legal challenges that aim to undermine the law’s employer and individual mandates.
Michelle Andrews answers a reader question about how to find affordable coverage for a child with a preexisting medical condition.
