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It’s Time to Shed Light on Healthcare Spending
The healthcare system in the United States significantly under performs every other industrialized nation, with the result that too many Americans either die or are harmed every year. This is the...
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Expectant Parents Beware! Not All Health Plans Cover NICU
The majority of expectant parents know that their obstetrician and the hospital where their baby will be born participate in their health insurance network. If the baby is born prematurely or needs...
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Study: U.S. Needs a Comprehensive National Health Strategy
The United States needs to formulate a consistent national strategy to address life expectancy and overall health, according to recent report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). “Although the United...
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Watson Supercomputer Could Revolutionize Medicine
There has been significant buzz about the IBM supercomputer Watson’s recent appearances on the television quiz show “Jeopardy” and whether the machine will beat Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, the...
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Donald Berwick: Healthcare’s Greatest Motivational Speaker?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is planning an exhaustive patient-safety initiative that will draw from already-known strategies for safer care. “Let’s make the best the norm,”...
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Nurse Burn-Out, Depression Can Be Fatal to Patients
The horror began last September 14 when an experienced Seattle nurse realized she’d overdosed a fragile baby with 10 times too much medication. The stunned nurse told nearby staff at the Cardiac...
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HHS Sets New Guidelines for Women’s Health Services
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced new guidelines requiring health insurance plans to cover several women’s preventive services on or after August 1, 2012. Among the...
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HHS Website Monitors Health Insurance Premium Increases
Consumers can now select their state on a federal web page to see if any health insurers have raised rates, as well as the company’s reasoning behind the action. This information was previously...
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$1,000 Toothbrushes and $140 Tylenols: And You’re Footing the Bill
As the debate about the future of Medicare heats up, the program’s chief actuary estimates that 15 percent to 30 percent of healthcare expenditures are wasteful. Cindy Holtzman, a consumer advocate...
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Dying for Coverage
More than 26,000 working-age adults die prematurely in the United States every year because they lack health insurance, according to a study published by Families USA. The consumer advocacy group...
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