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(By Michelle Andrews of Kaiser Health News) The open enrollment period for coverage through the health insurance marketplaces starts today,

Many Medicare Beneficiaries Not Reviewing Options

In a new Walgreens survey reveals even though drug costs are a top concern for Medicare beneficiaries, they are not

(By Heather Punke for Becker’s Hospital Review) Out of the 2,633 hospitals that received a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade this

In the 2014, the United States total deaths were 2.6 million and 2.1 million were among Medicare beneficiaries; however, the

(By Jeffrey M. Drazen and Isaac S. Kohane for STAT) In the mid-1990s, a practice-changing clinical trial1 refined how people

For Obamacare exchange to be stable and keep premiums low, it needs the young and healthy to buy their insurance;

(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline) About 240,000 Californians with job-based health coverage may have been surprised by a recent

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) With the annual sign-up period for plans on the health law’s marketplaces starting

(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Enthusiasm for precision medicine1, from the White House2 down to everyday physicians, is at an all-time high.

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) MADISON, Wis. — Having health insurance is vital for 21-year-old Mercedes Nimmer, who