The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6 percent annual rate in the October-December quarter, slightly more than previously estimated, as consumer spending rose at the fastest pace in three years. The fourth-quarter growth rate was a bit stronger ...
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Medicare Advantage is the managed care program, run by private insurance companies, for seniors and disabled people. Politico: Major Spending Cut Proposed For Medicare Advantage An annual notice released Friday after the markets closed ...
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Health care spending higher for boys than girls; rise in teen use of prescriptions and mental health services; spending on babies highest of any children's age group Spending on health care for children covered by employer-sponsored ...
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Governors and other state leaders have the leverage to slow rising health costs and should not wait for action by the federal government, a commission chaired by two former governors said in a report Wednesday. State leaders can use their ...
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HealthDay 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 ...
Blue Shield Life and Health is imposing an unreasonable rate increase on over 80,000 Californians with individual health insurance policies, an average of 9.8% that adds up to a 22.8% increase for the year. California Insurance Commissioner ...
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Americans' spending on health care rose a relatively modest 3.7 percent in 2012 -- slower than the growth of the overall economy -- dropping from 17.3 percent of U.S. spending to 17.2 percent, according to an annual report from the Centers ...
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Increased health spending in developed countries tends to benefit men more than women, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from 27 developed nations to determine the efficiency of health care spending, and found that men had ...
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Antibiotics for children that are covered by private insurance cost five times more in the United States than in the United Kingdom, where costs are covered by a government universal health plan. That's the finding of researchers who ...
The more people weigh, the higher their health care costs, a new study finds. The findings may give people another reason to pledge to shed excess pounds next year, the Duke University researchers said. The investigators analyzed the ...
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Antibiotics for children that are covered by private insurance cost five times more in the United States than in the United Kingdom, where costs are covered by a government universal health plan. That's the finding of researchers who ...
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The Commonwealth of Virginia has selected Aetna for provision of a health benefits plan option to its more than 200,000 eligible employees, retirees and family members, effective from 01 July. Dubbed COVA HealthAware, the ...
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CieloStar has introduced a private health insurance and benefits exchange, CieloChoice, to help navigate the full range of health care and other benefits. Employers, associations, affinity groups and brokers can use CieloChoice to offer ...
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Still got some money stashed away in a health-care flexible spending account? If so, you might want to put a trip to the pharmacy on your day's to-do list, or at least check your plan's paperwork to see if you can take advantage of the ...
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American and European plastics firms are stepping up their investments in medical manufacturing in China, as that country undertakes a major expansion of its health-care system. The investments are driven both by global medical-device ...
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