Women fear losing their health insurance more than men
In a survey sponsored by New York-based Bankrate.com, 57 percent of women and 51 percent of men responded that they
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Health Care – General
Patients cannot access care from Medicare physicians is an urban myth
We hear this all the time “it is impossible to find a doctor who will take Medicare and if you
Read MoreAmbitious ‘Human Cell Atlas’ Aims To Catalog Every Type Of Cell In The Body
(By Karen Weintraub for NPR) If you flip open a biology textbook or do a quick search on Google, you’ll quickly learn
Read MoreLax Oversight Leaves Surgery Center Regulators And Patients In The Dark
(By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News and Mark Alesia, USA Today Network) The first man died in April 2014. Another
Read MoreUnitedHealth scoops up physicians in purchase of 63K-member plan
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group will acquire four clinics through its purchase of Peoples Health, a
Read MoreFour ways to get health coverage to cover the gap years
If you want to retire before age 65, finding affordable medical and dental insurance should be a critical part of
Read MoreWomen survive a heart attack more often when their doctor is female, study finds
(By Orly Nadell Farber for STAT) Much like shoes or skinny jeans, heart attacks can fit women a little differently
Read MoreGeneral Motors new direct-to-employer health insurance option
General Motors announced starting next year that it will offer a new “direct-to-employer” lower-cost health insurance option for their 24,000
Read MoreMedicaid Expansion Making Diabetes Meds More Accessible To Poor, Study Shows
(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Low-income people with diabetes are better able to afford
Read MoreCMS drops proposal to reduce public reporting of hospital infections, safety issues
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will publicly disclose hospital errors, injuries and infections it proposed removing from one of its
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