UnitedHealth Tries Boutique-Style Health Plan
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) AUSTELL, Ga. — UnitedHealthcare is betting $65 million that it can profit by
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Fourteen percent of U.S. has Kidney Disease, Costing Billions
A new report from University of Virginia’s Department of Public Health Sciences found chronic kidney disease affects nearly 14 percent
Read MoreMedicare to Save $343 Million on Joint Replacements over the Next 5 years.
Beginning April 1, 2016, Medicare is changing the way hospitals will be paid for hip and knee replacement in 67
Read MoreCombating Fraud with Science
The Attorney General of New Mexico, Hector Balderas, is applying a concept from industrial engineering to prove fraud was committed
Read MoreThe Wait For Opioid Treatment Can Mean Life Or Death In New Hampshire
(By Rachel Gotbaum for Kaiser Health News) For years, Eileen Shea says her former partner Eddie Sawyer struggled with a
Read MoreAnother Consequence of Obamacare
Insurance agents are seeing their commissions cut or eliminated by insurers trying to keep the insurance rates down. Insurers agree
Read MoreWorkers’ Desire Grows For Wage Increases Over Health Benefits
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) More wages, less health insurance. In a recent survey, one in five people
Read MoreTraditional Medicare…Disadvantaged?
(By Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Health News) Sometimes it takes a call from a friend to take a fresh look
Read MorePresident’s Task Force Aims To Help End Discrimination In Mental Health Coverage
(By Jenny Gold for Kaiser Health News) Tucked in remarks the president made Tuesday on the opioid epidemic was his
Read MoreHealthy Days for Medicare Advantage Members
The Medicare Advantage program was the beginning of the consumer-focused health care model promoting preventive care and coordination of care
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