Marketplace 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
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Health 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
Read MoreMedicare Patients: Be Wary of “Observation Status” if You’re Hospitalized
There could be a significant surprise waiting for you at the end of a hospital visit, depending on how your
Read MoreBen Carson Advocates Health Savings Accounts as Medicare Alternative
Kelsey Rupp, in an article posted on www.ijreview.com, reports that presidential candidate Ben Carson has adopted Health Savings Pkans–with an annualk
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
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