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Covered services include mammograms and colorectal cancer screening, bone mass measurement and nutritional counseling.
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.
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?
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.
The idea of doctors making house calls seems old fashioned. But for frail, elderly people with multiple health problems, home visits makes sense.
The health-care overhaul will greatly improve insurance prospects for part-time workers – but not right away.
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.
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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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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