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Freestanding ERs Target Suburbs, Rural Panel Told
Freestanding emergency departments have been proposed in Georgia as a potential solution for struggling rural hospitals.
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Health Law Spurs Focus On Faster Drug Development
The Cures Acceleration Network’s mission is to fund research that can be speedily transformed into treatments and to streamline the drug-approval process.
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One-Third Of Georgia’s Medicaid Applicants Still In Limbo
The state has one of the largest numbers of children who are Medicaid-eligible but still uninsured.
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Operator? Business, Insurer Take On End-of-Life Issues By Phone
Fear keeps many patients and doctors from talking to each other about end-of-life care. One company, hired by insurers, has made a rather unusual business fostering those conversations.
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Affordable Care Act Exemptions Mean Millions Don’t Have To Sign Up
Exemptions allow medical bill-sharing groups to help members pay costs – without Affordable Care Act insurance.
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New Head of Healthcare.gov Is Connecticut’s Counihan
Kevin Counihan, the head of Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace, will be the new CEO of healthcare.gov, the website that 36 states use to sell insurance under the Affordable Care Act, the administration announced at noon Tuesday.
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Federal Officials Order Medicaid To Cover Autism Services
Advocates applaud the move, but some states are concerned about the costs of providing such therapy.
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New Birth Control Rules Appear To Track Supreme Court Suggestion
But some critics complain that the rules don’t broaden the religious employer exemption.
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KHN Video: Transgender Surgery Covered By Insurance
After being uninsured, Palm Springs resident Devin Payne signed up for a Covered California plan under the health law. In May, the 43-year-old single parent underwent gender reassignment surgery and is looking forward to being reimbursed by her insurance company.
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With Coverage Through Obamacare, Transgender Woman Opts For Surgery
The nation’s health law opens the door for transgender people to gain coverage for gender reassignment surgeries they previously could not afford.
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Obamacare Still ‘Red Meat’ For GOP Candidates But Focus Of Attacks Shift
Rather than simply calling for repeal, Republicans argue the law is hurting consumers, taxpayers.
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Pediatricians In Florida Could See Relief From Low Medicaid Payments
A possible resolution of a lawsuit against Florida health and child-welfare officials could mean that physicians will receive what they consider to be adequate compensation.
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Some Insurers Refuse To Cover Contraceptives, Despite Health Law Requirement
Most plans must cover all FDA-approved birth control methods, but consumer advocates say it is still common for women to face rejection for some forms.
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Illinois To Boost Medicaid Funding For Contraception
Officials seek to increase access to services since the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the health law’s birth control mandate for some employers.
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Are Your Medical Records Vulnerable To Theft?
Here’s what you need to know if your records are stored electronically (and they probably are).
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Most Insurance Exchanges Just Got Bigger. Covered California Is Getting Smaller.
Several experts, however, credited the exchange with one big win: Creating more options for shoppers.
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Californians Favor Tougher Rules On Health Insurance Rates, Survey Says
Proposition 45 would give the state insurance commissioner authority to reject rate hikes, but some experts suggest this could complicate the online insurance marketplace.
