New Medicare Advantage tool will lower prices, but also limit choice

Benefits PRO - Susan Jaffe | September 19, 2018 at 11:07 AM Under the new rules, private Medicare insurance plans could require patients to try cheaper drugs before moving on to…

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Google sister-company Verily is plotting a move into a fast-growing corner of the health insurance industry

CNBC -Christina Farr | @chrissyfarr -Updated 11:27 AM ET Tue, 27 Feb 2018 Verily's new hires and partnerships point to a move into health insurance. The company is looking to…

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One in four U.S. consumers have had their personal medical information stolen

The Accenture study also finds that half of these victims were subject to medical identity theft and on average had to pay $2,500 in out-of-pocket costs per incident. Healthcare IT…

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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Medical Records

Crystal Lombardo- The Next Galaxy  The advancement of technology has changed the way the entire world functions. One big change that has happened has to do with the medical world.…

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100,000 PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR OBAMACARE ON DAY DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENCY ANNOUNCED

Will Obamacare survive?      Newsweek- BY CONOR GAFFEY ON 11/11/16 AT 5:25 AM More than 100,000 Americans signed up for health care plans under President Barack Obama’s “Obamacare” policy Wednesday…

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Dems use ObamaCare crisis to revive ‘public option’ push

By Barnini Chakraborty Published September 07, 2016 FoxNews.com President Obama and his Democratic allies are seizing on the exodus of private insurers from ObamaCare markets to renew their push for…

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The government just announced some big changes to try to fix Obamacare

Business Insider-Bob Bryan -August 29,2016 The government is offering some ideas to try to fix the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare law known as Obamacare, amid a series of missteps…

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Aetna to cut back 70% on Obamacare plans in 2017

Aetna is sharply cutting its participation in Obamacare exchanges for 2017. The health insurer said it will offer individual Affordable Care Act exchange plans in just four states, down from…

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ICD-10 conversion had minimal impact on hospitals’ denial rates, report finds

Written by Kelly Gooch | June 29, 2016 After three delays and much industry opposition, the United States' healthcare industry transitioned Oct. 1, 2015, to ICD-10, increasing the number of…

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ICD-10 Works, but Concerns Remain Over Audits, Productivity

By James Swann Feb. 24 — The switch to ICD-10 five months ago was uneventful, but concerns about provider productivity using the new codes and the threat of increased government…

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