Health insurance premiums going up

Health insurance premiums going up

Premiums will increase less than insurers wanted in 2016 for health plans sold on the Affordable Care Act’s Pennsylvania marketplace, but the requested increases could come in later years, the

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Why is health care so expensive?

As Americans, we are facing many challenges with our health care system. The biggest one is the cost. Between 1975 and 2008, Medicare spending grew 2.5 percent faster than our

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Who Makes This Drug? Disclosing The Identity Of Generic Drug Manufacturers

Counting and identifying manufacturers able to supply the U.S. with generic drugs or their base ingredients is critical for promoting the following public health goals: Forecasting national spending on generic

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Obesity health care costs add up

Nearly two in three Western New York adults – 722,000 people – are either overweight or obese, according to a new report from Univera Healthcare. Excess annual medical spending in

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How to find a better Medicare prescription drug plan

Cost increases and coverage changes are an annual event for many Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. Fortunately, during the open enrollment period (which is Oct. 15 – Dec. 7),

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Medical Tourism: Orlando’s Emerging Attraction

Orlando has another attraction that has its own set of stories and memories worth boasting about. Of course, medical tourism is not usually mentioned in the same breath as Walt

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Healthcare Cost Containment System Gets To The Heart Of Costs

Healthcare cost containment is a key concern for politicians, with presidential candidate Hillary Clinton recently proposing to amend the Affordable Care Act. But while the Clinton proposal is stirring debate,

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Study finds wide differences in prices for same medical procedures

The Internet has turned us into experts when it comes to buying most products we want and need. We have instant access to price comparisons across most retailers, as well

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Don’t assume generic drugs are a good deal

GENERIC DRUGS ARE supposed to save consumers a lot of money, and in most instances they do. According to the US Food and Drug Administration, a generic version of a

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U.S. Still Behind Other Countries in Effective Health Care Spending

r years America’s gold-plated healthcare system has provided little bang for the buck. In 2013, the U.S. outspent 13 other high-income countries on medical care – including Australia, Canada, Germany

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