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Medicare 101: Do You Need All 4 Parts?

Maybe you’re getting close to 65 yourself or simply want to understand how Medicare works, so that you can help a family member or friend. Some people who sign up

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Healthcare, Meet Capitalism

Self-described “lunatic-fringe disruptors” depict U.S. healthcare like one of Ayn Rand’s dystopias. The $2.7 trillion industry lacks accountability for exorbitant costs. The system incentivizes doctors (and hospitals) to do tests

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Hospitals, drug costs and technology will increase healthcare costs in 2015

Despite the focus on making healthcare more affordable, a new study suggests that the cost to treat patients could escalate starting in 2015. An estimated 6.8% rise in costs is

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Consumers Will Spend More on Health Care in 2015, Report Predicts

Growth in health care spending is expected to tick upward next year, in part because consumers who delayed treatment during the economic downturn are now seeking care they postponed, according

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Could This Surprising Trend Blow Away Obamacare?

Obamacare’s launch of health care exchanges is changing how Americans buy their health insurance, but it’s not just the uninsured that are benefiting from increased price competition. Growing interest in

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House proposal puts Medicaid cost overruns on healthcare providers

Lawmakers in Raleigh are now working out details in a reform plan for Medicaid. The governor and House Republicans want to move to a system where healthcare providers would be

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How to fight an unexpected bill under Obamacare

Do your homework. That’s the advice health insurance companies have long given. They tell you to verify whether your doctor or hospital is in network before you head to your

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Philadelphia hospitals top Pittsburgh’s on Medicare fees

Phil­a­del­phia hos­pi­tals gen­er­ally bill at higher rates than Pitts­burgh’s when it comes to the most com­mon Med­i­care in­pa­tient pro­ce­dures, ac­cord­ing to a re­port from U.S. Centers for Med­i­care & Med­ic­aid

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Oakland medical supply company owners sentenced for Medicare wheelchair fraud

Two medical equipment supply company owners and an associate were sentenced in federal court in Oakland earlier this week to prison terms for their roles in a $1.6 million Medicare

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