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Health care law to spur need for doctors
The estimated 29 million people who are required by federal law to buy health insurance next year will spark a demand for more physicians and other primary care providers in some parts of the nation that won't be met quickly, according to a new study....Tags: Health and Safety at School, Medical Research, University of Chicago, Crime, Law and Justice, Northwestern University
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Mich. bill requires disclosure of end-of-life treatment policy
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate is expected to approve legislation that would require health care providers to disclose upon request their policies for end-of-life treatment. Some hospitals have what is known as a medical futility... -
Mich. bill requires treatment policy disclosure
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate has approved legislation that would require health care providers to disclose their policies for end-of-life treatment when asked. Some hospitals have what is known as a medical futility policy. The policy... -
Enough of government by gimmick
The latest shtick in Washington has members of Congress offering to give back 5 percent of their salaries as penance for being feckless boobs. I have a better idea: Stop being feckless boobs. Seriously, I am so over governing by gimmicks. Congress...
Tags: Social Services, U.S. Congress, Amway, Social Issues, Orange County (Florida)
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The numbers behind the decline in workplace benefits
American employers are asking more from workers as they try to cut costs and become more productive to compete in a globalized world, as described in a Los Angeles Times Sunday story. But they’re also giving them much less. Everything from the...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Employment, Business Enterprises, Employment Opportunities, Interior Policy
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Closure of three Southland hospitals may be part of a trend
Hospital owner Pacific Health Corp. said it will close its three remaining Southern California hospitals, citing the fallout from a federal fraud case last year in which the company admitted paying to recruit homeless people off skid row in Los Angeles...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Symptoms, Medicare, Government Health Care, Medicaid
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Health reform's changes stir worries as they take shape in Md.
State lawmakers put finishing touches last week on plans to apply federal health care reforms in Maryland come Jan. 1. But who becomes newly insured — and at what cost —still worries stakeholders as the state speeds toward becoming one of...
Tags: Government, Insurance, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Hospitals and Clinics, Martin O'Malley
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State hires consumer group to help it review healthcare rates
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones lashed out Tuesday at another double-digit rate hike for thousands of small businesses getting their health insurance from industry giant Anthem Blue Cross. But this time Jones got some help from a surprising...
Tags: Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, San Francisco Giants, Healthcare Contract Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Florida-based health insurance company contracts being terminated, no gap in Medicare coverage
Senior citizens enrolled in medical and prescription plans through a Florida-based health insurance company will not see a gap in their Medicare coverage, despite the company’s contracts being terminated April 1, according to the Centers for...
Tags: Insurance, Prescription Drugs, Medicare, Health Insurance, Government Health Care
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Teachers, colleges getting early lesson in Obamacare
They jokingly refer to themselves as "road scholars," the part-time, often itinerate employees who teach the majority of the classroom hours at community colleges. Without their willingness to work for modest pay, tuition at these colleges would be...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health Insurance Cost, Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Doctors, non-physicians battle over medical turf
SACRAMENTO -- A series of bills to expand the roles of nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals has set off a turf war with doctors over what non-physicians can and can’t do in medical practices. Citing a doctor shortage in...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Botox (drug), Health and Medical Professionals, Drugs and Medicines, Lab Tests
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HUSKY Change Would Put Poor Parents' Health Care At Risk
The Hartford CourantAs we approach Jan. 1, 2014, and full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, we expect that 25,000 to 50,000 people will have new health care coverage through Connecticut's adoption of the Medicaid expansion. That's the good news. The bad news is...Tags: Government, Health Insurance Cost, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Family, Social Issues
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Mar 26, 2013
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