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Spinal fusion costs spur insurance changes, but can Medicare follow?

Over the past two decades, the search for relief from back pain led skyrocketing numbers of Americans to a costly procedure that bonds vertebrae together. But as evidence mounted that

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Patient Recruiter Guilty In $205M Medicare Fraud

A South Florida man pleaded guilty in a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme. Former Network Resource Consultant Inc. chief Michael Mendoza pleaded guilty to health fraud conspiracy Thursday, June 19th

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Cities in Medicaid Expansion States To See Big Drop in Uninsured

Uninsured rates in some of the nation’s largest and most diverse cities would decline by nearly 60% in 2016 if those cities are in states that expand Medicaid under the

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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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Medical Device Spending a Small Piece of the Healthcare Pie: AdvaMed

AdvaMed has released a new study stating that medical device spending is slow relative to other healthcare costs. From 1989 to 2011, the cost of medical technology has increased at

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Millions Get Obamacare Plans For $100 Or Less

Almost seven out of 10 people who bought health insurance on the federal Obamacare exchanges are paying $100 or less a month for coverage, according to a Department of Health

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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: Obamacare Is A ‘Net Positive’

Despite its disastrous rollout, Obamacare has been a good thing overall, according to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. “I think it’s a net positive,” Schultz said Tuesday of President Barack Obama’s

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More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn’t supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with

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Why you will pay more for health care

How much does the average Louisianan pay for health care? Too damn much. Roughly 17 percent of your income goes towards your health care, on average. Now research from Harvard

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