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TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Competition between medical practices helps keep health care costs lower, a new study finds. Researchers examined the average ...
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Medicare May Force Patients With Lou Gehrig’s Disease To Lose Communication Tools
By Shefali Luthra Starting Dec. 1, people with ALS – a disease that impairs motor function so people often can’t talk or even move – ...
Read More »Some Hepatitis C Patients Not Sick Enough To Qualify For Meds
By Michelle Andrews KAISER HEALTH NEWS In the past year, new hepatitis C drugs that promise higher cure rates and fewer side effects have given ...
Read More »Who Should Pay The Bill: Doctor, Patient or Insurer?
(PND) – As the cost of health care rises, insurance companies don’t want to pay the difference any more than the patients or the providers ...
Read More »Primary Care Doctors Want Bigger Piece of the Pie
By Lisa Gillespie KAISER HEALTH NEWS Family medicine doctors are joining forces to win a bigger role in health care – and be paid for ...
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