Poll: Majority Of Americans Agree That The FDA Should Review Drug Ads Before They Air
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) There’s been a bipartisan outcry over the rising cost of prescription drugs –
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Month: October 2015
Health Law Increases Coverage Rates For Women Not Yet Pregnant
(By – Lisa Gillespie, Kaiser Health News) The Affordable Care Act brought health insurance to 5.5 million women over the
Read MoreSurvey: Low-Income Elderly Reject Calif. Managed Care Experiment For Fear Of Change
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) A large share of low-income elderly Californians have opted out of a statewide
Read MoreEnrollment Guide: A Few Tips To Help You Shop For A New Marketplace Plan
(By – Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News) Open enrollment for the health law’s 2016 marketplace plans begins Sunday, and federal officials
Read MoreMarketplace Customers Could See Higher Premiums, No Coverage For Out-Of-Network Care
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser health news) When the health insurance marketplaces open on Sunday, consumers shopping for 2016 coverage
Read MoreHealth care costs for dementia found greater than for any other disease
(Source – National Institutes of Health) In the last five years of life, total health care spending for people with
Read MorePremiums 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
Read MoreMedicare 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
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