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Michelle Andrews

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Regulators probe allegations of fraud in health credit cards

Regulators probe allegations of fraud in health credit cards

Some health providers are offering patients health-care credit cards to help pay for care. But some patients charge they’ve been swindled.

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Plans will have to cover routine care of patients in trials

Plans will have to cover routine care of patients in trials

In the past, some plans would refuse to pay the routine care of patients in clinical trials, arguing the treatments were experimental and therefore not covered.

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Doctor inspects mammogram. Photo by Bill Branson/NCI

Health law expands Medicare coverage of preventive care

Covered services include mammograms and colorectal cancer screening, bone mass measurement and nutritional counseling.

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How good are doctor-rating systems?

How good are doctor-rating systems?

Experts caution that most doctor-rating systems are still rudimentary, and a four-star rating or other high-performance designation may not reliably reflect a doctor’s abilities.

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Two important pocketbook questions for seniors

When am I going to be able to start collecting benefits under the law’s new long-term-care program? When will the Medicare prescription drug coverage gap close?

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Out-of-network ER visits won’t cost more under new health law

Out-of-network ER visits won’t cost more under new health law

If you go to an ER thats out of your plan’s network, you can end up paying hefty out-of-network charges. Under the new health law that changes, but the new provisions don’t cover all the bases.

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How house calls may help frail elderly

How house calls may help frail elderly

The idea of doctors making house calls seems old fashioned. But for frail, elderly people with multiple health problems, home visits makes sense.

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Part-time workers to get help on health insurance – but not now

Part-time workers to get help on health insurance – but not now

The health-care overhaul will greatly improve insurance prospects for part-time workers – but not right away.

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Health care tax credit comes with benefits, strings for small businesses

Health care tax credit comes with benefits, strings for small businesses

The new health law could help to small businesses buy insurance, but the help comes with strings and not everyone thinks it will do enough.

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New health law throws lifeline to ‘uninsurables’

New health law throws lifeline to ‘uninsurables’

If you’re sick–or have ever been sick–and can’t get insurance, the new health law promises fast relief: access to guaranteed coverage starting in July.

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