Premiums For Key Marketplace Silver Plans Rising An Average Of 7.5 Percent, HHS Says
(By – Mary Agnes Carey and Jordan Rau, Kaiser health News) Premiums will increase an average of 7.5 percent for the second-lowest-cost silver
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Health Care – General
Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 – A Potential medicare Solution?
Described as “an essential piece of any sustainable healthcare system,” the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 and its role in
Read MoreFewer Black Men Apply To Medical School Than In 1978
(By – Lauren Silverman, KERA – Kaiser Health News) Oviea Akpotaire and Jeffrey Okonye put in long days working with
Read MoreIn L.A., Community Health Workers Are Part Of The Medical Team
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser health News) Month after month, Natalia Pedroza showed up at the doctor’s office with uncontrolled
Read MoreIn Tracking Outbreaks Of Food Poisoning, Can Yelp Help?
(By – Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser health News) When a Shigella outbreak at a San Jose, Calif. seafood restaurant sickened dozens
Read MoreUpdated Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Unlikely To Affect Insurance Coverage
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) The American Cancer Society’s new breast cancer screening guidelines recommend that women start screening
Read MorePressure Mounts for Congressional Action on Medicare Premium Issue
An Opinion piece posted on The Buffalo News provides an insightful look at the Medicare Premium dilemma, and offers thoughts on
Read MoreNursing Homes’ Residents Face Health Risks From Antibiotics’ Misuse
(By – Lisa Gillespie, Kaiser Health News) Antibiotics are prescribed incorrectly to ailing nursing home residents up to 75 percent
Read MoreNo Ready-Made Rx For Rising Drug Costs
(By – Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News) When Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of an older generic drug by more
Read MoreHHS: Remaining Uninsured Worry About Costs Of Coverage
(By – Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser health News) Department of Health and Human Services officials Thursday predicted that about an
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