Health Insurance and Medicare News
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Barbara Bush’s End-Of-Life Decision Stirs Debate Over ‘Comfort Care’
The former first lady’s announcement “not to seek additional medical treatment” and to focus on “comfort care” is shining a light on end-of-life choices.
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Poll: Americans Fear Crippling Medical Bills More Than Illness
More respondents (40 percent) feared the cost of treating a serious illness than feared becoming ill (33 percent).
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Insurance Hurdles Burden Doctors, Harm Patients
A survey of 1,000 practicing physicians by the American Medical Association (AMA) found that doctors believe these prior authorizations affect clinical outcomes for 9 of 10 patients.
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Cutting Co-Pays Helps Heart Patients Take Meds
The finding comes from a study of 11,000 people treated for heart attack at 300 U.S. hospitals. All of the patients had health insurance: 64 percent had private insurance, 42 percent were covered by Medicare and 9 percent had Medicaid.
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Oregon Couple’s Final Days Seen In Intimate Video
Dr. Charles Emerick and his wife, Francie, died together last spring after both being diagnosed with terminal illnesses. First, they let their daughter turn on the camera.
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Poll: Moral Concerns Shouldn't Prevent Health Care
More than eight of 10 surveyed do not believe doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care providers should be allowed to use their conscience or beliefs to refuse care.
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Spending More on Health Care? Here's Why
The study also found that the number of emergency room visits rose only slightly, but the average price for an ER visit increased 31.5 percent during the study period.
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Arthritis Drugs Show How U.S. Drug Prices Defy Economics
Drugs that treat rheumatoid arthritis started out costing about $10,000 a year. Ten years later, they list for more than $40,000.
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Children’s Insurance, Other Health Programs Funded — For Now — In Bill
In a short-term spending bill, Congress extends money to the Children’s Health Insurance Program through March.
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Today Is the Deadline for Obamacare 2018
Dec. 15 is the last enrollment day for people living in 39 states served by the HealthCare.gov website.
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Friday Is the Deadline for Obamacare 2018
Dec. 15 is the last enrollment day for people living in 39 states served by the HealthCare.gov website.
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What's In Store for Obamacare Individual Mandate?
As U.S. House and Senate leaders huddle to reconcile differences between their respective tax reform bills, the fate of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate remains uncertain.
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States — And 9M Kids — ‘In A Bind’ As Congress Dawdles On CHIP Funding
Congress let funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program expire in September, and despite bipartisan support for the program, states are facing the specter of having to prepare to wind down their programs.
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Will CVS-Aetna Merger Mean Cheaper Health Care?
Merging CVS, which has 10,000 retail clinics and pharmacies, with Aetna means more health services will likely move out of doctors' offices to store-based providers across the nation.
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Obamacare Enrollment Tops 600,000 in First Week
More than 600,000 Americans signed up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act in the first week of open enrollment season.
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Maine Voters Support Medicaid Expansion
Vote is considered a rebuke to state's governor and President Donald Trump.
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Not 'Dead' Yet: Obamacare 2018 Sign-up Has Begun
The Trump administration's repeated efforts to topple Obamacare have not thwarted the program's annual enrollment for health insurance.
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Bipartisan Deal Gives Obamacare Temporary Shelter
Would cover cost of subsidies to insurers for 2 years, but passage in Congress uncertain
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Trump Says He'll Cut Subsidies for Obamacare
Move could cripple the program, follows a similar executive order signed Thursday
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Trump Signs Order Some Say Will Strangle Obamacare
Move allows younger, healthier workers to find cheaper-but-skimpier plans elsewhere, experts say
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Medicare Could Do More to Stem Opioid Epidemic
Prior authorization and quantity limits might help curb painkiller abuse, researchers say
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New Law Challenges ‘Evils’ Of Pharma Profits, California Governor Claims
Gov. Jerry Brown signed the measure, which takes effect next year and will require drug companies to publicly justify big price increases.
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Lawmakers Battle Over Children's Insurance Program
Program for kids expired Sept. 30 when Congress failed to renew it.
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1 in 5 Experience Medical Error, Survey Shows
Just half reported the mistake to their provider
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Gun Injuries Near $3 Billion in Hospital Costs
Nine out of 10 injured were male, study reports
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