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Is ObamaCare Good For The Middle Class?

Apparently not. For every person who has obtained insurance in the (Obamacare) exchanges, there are two other eligible people who have not enrolled. We now have a good idea why

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5 Reasons to Switch Medicare Part D Plans

Medicare beneficiaries can make changes to their prescription drug coverage between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. This annual open enrollment period is when you should make sure that the medications

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Is ObamaCare debate starting to thaw?

In a nearly empty House chamber on Monday afternoon, a little-noticed bill came up for a voice vote. The few lawmakers on the floor shouted “aye,” no one shouted “no,”

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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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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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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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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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Hospital, outpatient prices for privately insured vary widely

A new analysis of prices private insurers pay for healthcare services may fuel the already mounting consumer demand for transparency from payers and providers. Prices for hospital care and outpatient

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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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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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