Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Why strong friendships are key to men"s mental health

Why strong friendships are key to men’s mental health



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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.


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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.


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Our bodies in space: Zero gravity weighs heavy on your health

Our bodies in space: Zero gravity weighs heavy on your health





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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Why we shouldn"t single out mothers for children"s health

Why we shouldn’t single out mothers for children’s health



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