Fueled By Health Law, ‘Concierge Medicine’ Reaches New Markets
(By Shefali Luthra – Kaiser Health News) A growing number of primary care doctors, spurred by the federal health law
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Making The Most Of Military Medics’ Field Experience
(By – Michael Tomsic – WFAE, via Kaiser Health News) Veteran Dave Manning served two combat deployments in Iraq and
Read MoreSlipping Between Medicaid And Marketplace Coverage Can Leave Consumers Confused
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) For people whose income changes shift them above or below the Medicaid threshold during
Read MoreHospitals Step Up To Help Seniors Avoid Falls
(By – Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News) Daphne Brown, 65, was putting away the dishes in her Washington kitchen when
Read MoreNew NIH awards will support development of therapeutic alternatives to traditional antibiotics
(Source – National Institutes of Health) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes
Read MoreIncentive Worth $550 Fails To Motivate Obese Workers To Lose Weight
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Promising workers lower health insurance premiums for losing weight did nothing to help
Read MoreLA Chapter Splitting From National Alzheimer’s Association
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) The Los Angeles-area chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association is splitting from the national organization,
Read MoreGaps Remain Among States’ Medicaid Efforts To Help People Kick Smoking Habit
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health New) The 2010 federal health law has a provision that was supposed to make
Read MoreVisualizing Health Policy: Recent Trends in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) This Visualizing Health Policy infographic charts recent trends in employer-sponsored health insurance premiums. Between 1999
Read MoreNew Kaiser/New York Times Survey Finds One in Five Working-Age Americans With Health Insurance Report Problems Paying Medical Bills
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) Among the Insured with Medical Bill Problems, 63% Report Using Up Most or All Their
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