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About 115,000 could lose insurance coverage based on residency issues
We wrote earlier this month about the Sept. 5 deadline for people who had signed up for ACA coverage through…
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How a secretive panel uses data that distorts doctor’ pay
Joseph Burns One factor that makes health care costs difficult to manage is the system the federal government and health…
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Journalists have to make big choices when writing about their own health drama
Randy Dotinga I’m paying $430 a month for health insurance for just myself now, and it’s totally awesome. And yes,…
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U.S. children lacking in dental care, other preventive treatments
A newly published federal study finds that millions of American young people have been missing out on key preventive health…
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Reports call for changes in approaching dementia risk, end-of-life care
Addressing the global epidemic of dementia and improving end-of-life planning and care in the United States are the subjects of…
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Senators push for research into prostate cancer
Two U.S. senators have proposed a bill to support research into prostate cancer, calling for “a national strategy to combat…
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No shift to part-time work seen (yet) under ACA
Remember all those stories about people being shifted into part-time work so their employers don’t have to provide health insurance?…
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Dental complaints in California pile up unseen
Reporter Rachel Cook’s “Dental Dangers” series, published this summer in The Bakersfield Californian, explores a long history of complaints and lawsuits…
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Potassium intake linked to stroke risk in older women
Postmenopausal women who eat foods higher in potassium are less likely to have strokes and die than women who eat…
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Worries abound about second ACA enrollment season
The second ACA enrollment season begins Nov. 15 – after the Congressional elections. While it’s hard to imagine problems worse…
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