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Out-of-network health care costs more. A lot more

If you go “out of network” to get health care, your bank book might go into the red. A new analysis finds that people who get common treatments from doctors

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Gov. Scott explains his claims about hospital pricing

Anyone who’s ever spent time in the hospital can attest to the confusion, and occasional terror, that accompany a reading of their medical bills. Gov. Rick Scott declared this week

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If you work for the federal government, your healthcare costs are about to go up

“How are (federal employees) supposed to maintain their standard of living when costs for essential things like health care keep going up?” said American Federation of Government Employees National President

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Doc Convicted Of $7M Medicare Fraud Through False Diagnoses

A federal jury on Tuesday found a Florida ophthalmologist guilty of collecting $7.1 million from Medicare after treating patients for retinal diseases they didn’t have. The jury found David Ming

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Aging health: WHO call to action as world population over 60 set to double by 2050

People worldwide are living longer, says the World Health Organization in its World Report on Aging and Health. This is both good and bad. It gives us the chance to

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Rep. Gutiérrez Introduces Bill to Open ObamaCare to Illegal Immigrants

Gutiérrez says access to Obamacare is a moral imperative for all, regardless of legal status. He’s introduced legislation that would expand access to President Obama’s signature healthcare law to illegal

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Republicans Don’t Have a Plan to Replace Obamacare. Well, Here It Is.

In the past several weeks, I have sent the following question directly to both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and soon-to-be-ex-Speaker of the House John Boehner: “The Republicans constantly shout

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Medicaid directors’ inadequate pay may hurt program’s success

In a new report issued by the Milbank Memorial Fund, former Arkansas Medicaid Director Andy Allison, Ph.D., analyzes the current state of Medicaid program administration and suggests that Medicaid leaders’

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Consumer Reports reveals how to avoid surprise medical bills

Studies show medical bills are the biggest cause of bankruptcies in the United States and health insurance doesn’t always have you covered. Insurance companies and hospitals make it confusing to

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Medicare Paid for $30M in Mystery Ambulance Rides, Report Finds

Medicare paid $30 million for ambulance rides for which no record exists that patients got medical care at their destination, the place where they were picked up or other critical

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