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Malpractice payments not driving healthcare costs

Medical malpractice awards and defensive medicine are often cited as the biggest cost drivers in healthcare. But a new report from the consumer watchdog group Public Citizens debunks this myth,

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What you’ll actually pay for Obamacare

Millions of Americans won’t have to pay full price for their Obamacare health insurance next year. But just how much they’ll have to fork over depends on a couple different

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How Obamacare Will Harm Cancer Patients

Obamacare is going to degrade medicine but its ill effects will fall disproportionately on patients with serious conditions, especially those diagnosed with cancer. The legislation contains provisions that directly target

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Reuse Program to Focus on Equipment Purchased With Medicaid Dollars

By calling for a program that encourages the reuse of equipment like wheelchairs and hospital beds that were bought with Medicaid dollars, legislators hope that they are creating a new

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Will Obamacare Affect Medicare? Myths and Facts

Until now, the country’s 49.5 million Medicare beneficiaries have mostly felt the impact of health care reform in their doctors’ offices, where preventative services such as annual wellness checkups, immunizations

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ObamaCare launch creates opening for scammers

Confusion over the October launch of a major part of ObamaCare is turning the health care overhaul into a feeding frenzy for scammers scheming for ways to swindle unsuspecting Americans…

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