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Anthem sign-ups are trailing, and UnitedHealth and newcomer Oscar are playing a minor role in coverage thus far, according to unofficial reports.
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Anthem sign-ups are trailing, and UnitedHealth and newcomer Oscar are playing a minor role in coverage thus far, according to unofficial reports.
Researchers found little difference in patient outcomes or satisfaction after placing restraints on medical residents’ working conditions in the past decade. Officials have previously sought to prevent inexperienced doctors from making mistakes caused by fatigue.
A better way to communicate with patients and track their progress?
The decision by Independence Blue Cross of Pennsylvania to pay for whole genome sequencing for some cancer patients adds to the debate about how to handle these expensive tests.
In an analysis published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers found that text message reminders help patients do better when it comes to taking their medicines. But questions about the specific ways to make the most of this strategy remain.
The new rules should help make sure people understand when they are eligible for a special sign-up period if they move.
Heated battle expected over November ballot proposal to curb state’s prescription drug costs, as pharmaceutical industry opens its pocketbook to defeat the measure.
The survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that 71 percent of people with insurance believe their services are excellent or good.
Hired advocates help patients develop treatment plans, meet with doctors and explain options, among other services.
Hospitals increasingly view violence as a health concern and are developing initiatives designed to improve long-term community health.
Doctors, insurers and others are kick-starting experiments to broaden access to direct primary care, a service long associated with only wealthy Americans.
CT scans, which are administered more than 85 million times a year, are an important diagnostic tool, but just one can be equivalent to 200 X-rays. Some doctors warn that health providers are not considering possible consequences when ordering the tests.
California is one of several states to pass laws intended to involve caregivers in discussions when patients are hospitalized or discharged.
The plans can help workers cover their high deductibles, but the policies also have limitations.
Some insurers are betting that lowering the barrier to seeing a doctor will encourage people to get needed care sooner. If it works, the health plans could save more than they spend on the benefit.
Stricter oversight is required to ensure employers comply with labor standards, says worker advocacy group.
Twenty new schools opened in the past decade; but some doubt whether so many new doctors are needed.
Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson says the new school is part of the HMO's effort to transform the "health care ecosystem" in the 21st century.
When Gov. Dannel Malloy pushed to tax Connecticut hospitals in 2012, he said the money would come back to the institutions through state funding. Now the hospital association says he is reneging, and they are threatening a lawsuit.
Overcrowding in the emergency department can lead to worse outcomes for patients but too few hospitals implement successful programs.
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