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By Mary Agnes Carey Kaiser Health News Doctors serving Medicare patients. Scientists looking for a better way to treat diabetes. HIV patients who can’t afford to ...
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By Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee made clear Tuesday that finding a solution to the vexing ...
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By Jared Rhoads On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released the long-awaited final rule laying out the privacy ...
Read More »TIME’s Best Cover Story Ever: Why are the medical bills so high?
By Alan Lyndon TIME magazine has dedicated its current issue to just one article: “Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us.” This article, written ...
Read More »Half of the States Will Let Obama Run Health Insurance Exchanges
By Phil Galewitz and Alvin Tran (KHN) It’s official. The Obama administration will be running new health insurance marketplaces in half the states— including the major population centers of Texas, ...
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By Jordan Rau Kaiser Health News Some hospitals with high readmission rates say they’re saving lives by bringing patients back at the first hint of trouble. ...
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By Mary Agnes Carey Kaiser Health News While physicians have sidestepped drastic Medicare payment cuts for 2013, doctors’ groups and lawmakers are gearing up for yet another battle ...
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