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Cities sue administration over ACA policy
The latest in the Affordable Care Act legal battles: U.S. cities suing President Trump and top health officials at HHS…
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Pre-existing conditions re-emerge: Find out who might be affected
The latest anti-Affordable Care Act lawsuit from a score of conservative state attorneys general – partly backed by the U.S.…
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Changes are on the way for military dental benefits
Changes are coming for 1.6 million military retirees and family members who obtain oral health care benefits through the TRICARE…
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Infectious disease outbreaks rise with opioid epidemic
Cases of infectious diseases such as hepatitis A, B and C, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…
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Summit of tech giants takes on the cloud and improving patient data interoperability
At a developer conference hosted at the White House last week, six of the biggest tech companies issued a joint…
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Is value-based health care a fad?
There’s no doubt that the health system needs new payment models to replace the aging fee-for-service (FFS) method criticized for…
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When evaluating value-based care, consider whether costs are falling and quality is improving
During the Health Journalism 2018 conference in Phoenix, one presenter was unequivocal about the significance of value-based care in lowering costs…
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New tip sheet can assist your coverage of threats to Medicaid dental benefits
Roughly 38 million low-income adults across the United States rely upon Medicaid for a broad range of health care benefits.…
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Dental benefits for Medicaid-eligible adults vary widely by state
In spite of efforts by dental directors and oral health coalitions to preserve dental services in their states, history has…
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Food insecurity: Especially for older adults, it’s about more than hunger
Food insecurity — lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life — is a serious and…
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