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insurance
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When covering health insurance is personal
California journalist Randy Dotinga has written several pieces about his own efforts to obtain health insurance. His “long-running tale of…
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Looking ahead to the second ACA enrollment period
We’re closing in on the start of the ACA’s second open enrollment season. Both Kevin Counihan, the new HealthCare.gov “CEO”…
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Americans living longer; some pay more for outpatient services
Two new reports again underscore the need for a comprehensive national long-term services and support initiative. First, the good news:…
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How are patients dealing with rising costs of dental coverage?
Dental benefits are on many people’s minds these days, as stories from across the country testify. In Georgia, Rockdale County…
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When patients get lab test results, journalists may need these resources
Next month, all clinical laboratories must make patients’ laboratory test results available to patients who request them. Under rules three…
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How a secretive panel uses data that distorts doctors’ pay
One factor that makes health care costs difficult to manage is the system the federal government and health insurers use…
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How to understand 2015 exchange plan insurance rate changes
It’s rate increase season, and as we head into the second ACA enrollment season, it’s hard to understand why some…
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Webcast: Under value-based insurance design, would insurers pay members for high-value services?
Here’s the bare-minimum definition of value-based insurance design: Those who are the most ill should pay the least for treatment.…
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Webcast: How value-based insurance design breaks down financial barriers to care
Covering health care requires writing about the cost of care. Determining if costs are rising or falling and by how…
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Covering premium rate increases for 2015? Check out these resources first
As the nation’s health insurers file rate requests with state insurance departments, the news about health insurance premium increases is…