Friday, January 4, 2019
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Sunday, June 19, 2016
Struggling for Profit Selling Health Insurance in State Marketplaces
Struggling for Profit Selling Health Insurance in State Marketplaces
The marketplaces were expected to draw millions of individual customers to an array of start-up insurers. But the market is smaller than those companies hoped.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Online Tools to Shop for Doctors Snag on Health Care’s Complexity
Online Tools to Shop for Doctors Snag on Health Care’s Complexity
These services aim to create sophisticated shoppers for medical care, but even when people have access to new information, they might not use it.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Boring? Hardly. Number Crunchers Find Themselves at Center of Health Care Wars
Boring? Hardly. Number Crunchers Find Themselves at Center of Health Care Wars
Actuaries normally toil far from the limelight, but their calculations are feeding a roaring national debate over insurance premiums and the Affordable Care Act.
Frequent Moves During Childhood May Be Bad for Health
Frequent Moves During Childhood May Be Bad for Health
The more times a child moved before age 15, the greater the risk of suicides, mental illness and premature death.
Public Health: Novel Strategy Puts Big Soda Tax Within Philadelphia’s Reach
Public Health: Novel Strategy Puts Big Soda Tax Within Philadelphia’s Reach
Presenting the tax as a revenue source rather than as a nanny-state public health dictate puts a measure one vote away from reality.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
The New Health Care: Why It’s Not Time to Panic About Cellphones and Cancer
The New Health Care: Why It’s Not Time to Panic About Cellphones and Cancer
Behind recent dramatic headlines, a small and not terribly impressive rat study.
Monday, May 30, 2016
The New Health Care: Drug Prices Too High? Sometimes, They’re Not Costly Enough
The New Health Care: Drug Prices Too High? Sometimes, They’re Not Costly Enough
For some of the most important drugs, the prices may be too low, giving rise to shortages.
I.R.S. Ruling Is Obstacle to Lower-Cost Health Care Networks Promoted by Obama
I.R.S. Ruling Is Obstacle to Lower-Cost Health Care Networks Promoted by Obama
The agency said an accountable care organization did not meet the test for tax-exempt status because it was not operated exclusively for charitable purposes.
Friday, May 27, 2016
The Weekly Health Quiz: Nightmares, Back Pain and a Dangerous Sport
The Weekly Health Quiz: Nightmares, Back Pain and a Dangerous Sport
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Monday, May 23, 2016
The New Health Care: Sorry, There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast
The New Health Care: Sorry, There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast
Don’t feel bad if you’d rather skip it. Studies have not proved its importance.
Friday, May 20, 2016
The Weekly Health Quiz: Potatoes, a Penis Transplant and Zika in Europe
The Weekly Health Quiz: Potatoes, a Penis Transplant and Zika in Europe
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.