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Health, Work, Lies
Feb 25, 2014The New York Times: Health, Work, Lies On Wednesday, Douglas Elmendorf, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, said the obvious: losing your job and choosing to work less aren't the same thing. If you lose your job, ...
Tags: Health, Labor Market, Obamacare, 'Narrow Networks'
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Outreach and Education Are Needed to Ensure That People Value Their Dental Health
Jan 20, 2014Providing people with dental insurance does not necessarily mean that they will use it and seek dental care, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, published online in the American Journal of Public ...
Tags: Health&Medicine, Health&Medicine News, Appropriate Dental Care
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Overall Health-Care Spending in US Continues to Expand at a Relatively Low Rate of Growth
Jan 10, 2014HealthDay Reporter Latest MedicineNet News Uninsured Won't Flock to States With Medicaid No Harm From 'Scoop and Run' Police Transport Medicaid Use May Boost ER Visitstudy People Worldwide May Feel Mind-Body Connections Troubled Launch of ...
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The Largest Gains Will Likely Involve Digital Health and Other Technologies
Jan 3, 2014For the medtech industry, 2014 is unlikely to be a year full of surprises as companies grapple with a health care market wary of big-ticket procedures and items. The largest gains will likely involve digital health and other technologies ...
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Now The Affordable Care Act, Also Known as "Obamacare," Marks a Major Milestone
Jan 3, 2014It survived a U.S. Supreme Court challenge, multiple repeal attempts, delays of key provisions and a disastrous rollout, and now the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," marks a major milestone. Beginning Jan. 1, millions of ...
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Obamacare Helps Numbers of Young Adults with Private Health Insurance
Dec 27, 2013More young adults have health insurance now than three years ago. And many of them are getting that coverage under a provision of the Affordable Care Act that allows them to stay on their parents' health policies until they turn 26, U.S. ...
Tags: health insurance, Affordable Care Act, health policies
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Consumers Whose Health Insurance Policies Was Cancelled May Apply for a Hardship Exemption
Dec 26, 2013Consumers whose individual health insurance policies have been cancelled for failing to meet the minimum requirements of the Affordable Care Act may now apply for a "hardship exemption," Obama administration officials announced late ...
Tags: individual health insurance policies, Affordable Care Act
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The Delay on Buy Health Insurance Because 60 Percent Struggle with Insurance Concepts
Dec 25, 2013The delay on the part of the uninsured to buy health insurance may be because 60 percent struggle with insurance concepts,a U.S.survey indicates. The Urban Institute's Health Reform Monitoring Survey,a new initiative that tracks three ...
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Florida, Georgia,and Virginia Were The Biggest Losers Among States Not Expanding Medicaid
Dec 9, 2013The 20 states that did not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act help pay for the expanded Medicaid program in other states, a U.S. non-profit says. A Commonwealth Fund Study found Texas, Florida, Georgia,and Virginia were the ...
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States Did Not Expand Medicaid Under The Affordable Care Helping Pay for States
Dec 5, 2013The 20 states that did not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act help pay for the expanded Medicaid program in other states, a U.S. non-profit says. A Commonwealth Fund Study found Texas, Florida, Georgia,and Virginia were the ...
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Affordable Care Act Has Already Saved Consumers Billions
Jun 21, 2013From time to time I hear from readers who are convinced the Affordable Care Act will ruin us all financially. Not happening so far. Instead, it has already saved consumers billions. Exhibit A: In 2012, the law directly saved consumers ...
Tags: Obamacare, Health&Medicine
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Medigap Policies Aren't Subject to The Highly Popular Provision of The Affordable Care Act
Apr 3, 2013Q. My Medigap policy was cheap when I bought it but it's expensive now that I'm 76. I tried to switch to a cheaper plan but was turned down because of some health conditions. Will health care reform prevent Medigap plans from doing this? ...
Tags: Health Reform, Medigap Plans, Medicine
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You Have to Hand It to The Foes of The Affordable Care Act
Mar 22, 2013You have to hand it to the foes of the Affordable Care Act. They've been hugely successful at "educating" the public on all the unpopular parts, including some that don't even exist. Meanwhile, public awareness of the law's popular ...
Tags: Health Reform, Medicine, Affordable Care
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Can We Get a Subsidy to Buy a Cheaper Plan on Our State's Exchange
Feb 22, 2013Q. Our family of four gets coverage through my wife's job. This plan costs nothing for my wife alone but family coverage eats up 22 percent of our annual income. Can we get a subsidy to buy a cheaper plan on our state's exchange? A. ...
Tags: family coverage, Health Reform, healthcare
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Health Reform Law Will Make It Easier & Cheaper,Provide Health Insurance
Feb 5, 2013My employer told me she will soon have to pay $1,800 per employee annually for Obamacare. Does that sound accurate? She doesn't provide us health insurance right now. A You told me in a follow-up e-mail that there are fewer than 50 ...
Tags: health insurance, healthcare, insurance