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Health Care Costs In Retirement

If you were to ask me about retirees’ concerns I would have told you that the #1 worry would be not having enough money to cover all of the costs

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Why does Sovaldi cost $84000? Gilead Sciences being pressed hard for an …

Payers, politicians and some regulators have been balking at the $84,000 price tag on Gilead’s ($GILD) hepatitis C treatment Sovaldi ever since it hit the market in January. Now two

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Most Obamacare exchange enrollees were previously uninsured, survey finds

About six in 10 people who bought their own health insurance through Affordable Care Act exchanges were previously uninsured, according to a new survey providing one of the first comprehensive

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The importance of claims databases to control costs

Well before implementation of the Affordable Care Act, a handful of states, including Maine, Maryland and Massachusetts, created all-payer claims databases (APCD), according to Stateline. The APCDs collect claims data

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Generic Drug Delays Cost US Payers Millions

Problems surrounding an Indian company’s launch of generic versions of three blockbuster drugs have preserved millions in revenue for the brand-name makers, reports The Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, Swiss pharmaceutical

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Self- Funding: Passport to Medical Tourism for US Employers

Most employers – even those confused about the legislative overhaul called Obamacare – understand that offering health insurance to their employees still makes good business sense. But, rising costs and

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The Americans Are Coming!

Leery of traveling to a less-developed country, where places like Thailand, India and Cost Rica have become synonymous with medical tourism, some Americans – and their employers — are finding

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6 Ways to Lower a Massive Medical Bill

he prospect of an outrageous medical bill is not what first comes to mind when you’re sick or hurt. Recovery is the top priority. Though many people think there’s nothing

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